194th General Court Caucus Priority Bills

Parole

H.2604/ S.1707 An Act to ensure appropriate access to medical parole Rep. Mindy Domb and Sen. Patricia D. Jehlen

H.1812 An Act to Promote timely access to parole hearings  Rep. Mary S. Keefe and Rep. Carmine Lawrence Gentile

S.1087 & H.2051  An Act to End Lifetime Parole for Juveniles and Emerging Adults Sen. Eldridge & Reps. Fluker-Reid + Worrell 

Prison Construction and Facilities

H.3422/ S.2114 An Act establishing a jail and prison construction moratorium Rep. Chynah Tyler and Sen. Joanne M. Comerford

Data Collection and Oversight

H.2028/S.1054 An Act improving juvenile justice data collection Rep. Andres X. Vargas and Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem

S.1724 An Act establishing a correctional inspector general office Sen. Liz Miranda

H.2635/S.1725 An Act creating an independent correctional oversight office to facilitate the recommendations of the Special Legislative Commission on Structural Racism in Correctional Facilities of the Commonwealth Reps. Russel E. Holmes and Erika Uyterhoven and Sen. Liz Miranda

H.1965/S.1132 An Act relative to compensation for victims of wrongful conviction Reps. Jeffery N. Roy and Christopher J. Worrell and Sen. Patricia D. Jehlen

Mental Health and Healthcare in Prisons

H.2703  An Act to ensure compliance with the anti-shackling law for pregnant incarcerated women Rep. Priscila S. Sousa

H.2656/S.1660 An Act to promote rehabilitation including guaranteed health, treatment, and safety for incarcerated LGBTQI+ people           Reps. Jack Patrick Lewis and Samantha Montano and Sen. Julian Cyr

H.2197/S.1402  An Act ensuring access to addiction services Rep. Marjorie C. Decker and Margaret R. Scarsdale and Sen. Cindy F. Friedman

H.1683 An Act to strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivors Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Rep. Mary S. Keefe

Re-entry and Education

H.420 An Act relative to increasing professional licensure opportunities Rep. David LeBoeuf and Rep. Steven Ultrino

S.198  An Act relative to increasing opportunities for employment in professional licensure Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem

H.1900/S.1081 An Act to prevent the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences based on juvenile adjudications    Rep. Frank A. Moran and Sen. Jamie Eldridge

H.2018 An Act relative to prison reform Rep. Chynah Tyler

H.2608/S.1651 An Act relative to rehabilitation, re-entry, and human rights for incarcerated persons   Rep. Brandy Fluker-Reid and Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem

H.620/S.1721 An Act to ensure educational rights are upheld for incarcerated youth Rep. Mary Keefe and Sen. Liz Miranda

CORI Reform

H.1811/ S.1114 An Act requiring clean slate automatic record sealing (formerly An Act providing easier and greater access to record sealing)       Reps. Mary S. Keefe and Andre X. Vargas and Sen. Cindy F. Friedman

Prison Visitations and Calls

H.2591/S.1720 An Act to build restorative family and community connection (Strengthening Visitation) Rep. Marjorie C. Decker and Sen. Liz Miranda