HB 558 -- Task Force on Alternative Sentencing

Co-Sponsors:  El-Amin, Hoskins, Sander, Wildberger, Brooks,
Hubbard, Walker, Cooper (155), Johnson (61), Wilson (42),
Thompson

This bill establishes a Task Force on Alternative Sentencing.
The task force will examine the use of public-private
partnerships, job training, job placement, and alcohol and drug
rehabilitation to create alternatives to the incarceration of
non-violent offenders.  The task force will meet at least
quarterly and must submit its recommendations to the Governor and
General Assembly by December 31, 2004.  The task force will
include the directors of the Department of Corrections and the
Division of Probation and Parole, six probation and parole
officers, an official from the Department of Economic
Development, a judge, representatives of three large employers,
and two individuals who have successfully completed probation.

The bill contains an expiration date of May 31, 2005.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:12 am