Source: ACSOL
Four members of Congress have reintroduced a bill that, if enacted into law, would reduce the amount of time a registrant spends on federal supervision. The bill number is S. 3077 and its name is The Safer Supervision Act.
According to the bill, there are more than 110,000 people on federal supervision. The bill also finds that many federal probation officers have more than 100 cases on which to work. The bill recommends better tailoring as to when and how supervised release is imposed, encouraging early termination when appropriate, and expanding judicial discretion on some revocations. Implementation of these recommendations would reduce burdens on law enforcement officers and taxpayers, encourage compliance and improve public safety, as well as better assist registrants in their pursuit of rehabilitation.
The authors of the bill include Sen. Mike Lee (Republican, Utah), Sen. Chris Coons (Democrat, Delaware), Rep. Laurel Lee (Republican, Florida) and Rep. Mark Harris (Republican, North Carolina). The bill has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration.
A similar bill was introduced in the House of Representative last year. However, that bill (HR 5883) was not passed by Congress.
Related links:
New Poll: Supermajority of Americans Support Federal Supervision Reform
Registrants will be specifically excluded by the time this bill is finalized.
Mike Lee aka Pocket Constitution and Chris Coons off to my east are involved. Time for bald headed lawmakers to get out of politics. no offense if old, bald or carry a pocketed Constitution.
Even if they do manage to pass it with registrants allowed – will that have any effect on those who are already on supervised release?