Suspending the parole or probation of an offender who is charged with a new felony offense in certain conditions.
Summary
Allows the suspension of the parole or probation of an offender who is charged with a new felony if the offender is on parole or under the supervision of the Department of Corrections pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision; during the suspension, the offender may be placed in total confinement pending the disposition of the new criminal charges; the section of the act is applied retrospectively.
Requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to identify the states from which it receives the highest number of offenders for supervision; determine the feasibility and cost of establishing memoranda of understanding with those states; and report back to the Legislature by December 1, 2010.
Requires Washington representatives, at the next meeting of the Interstate Commission, to seek a resolution regarding any inequitable distribution of costs, benefits, and obligations; the scope of the mandatory acceptance policy; and the authority of the receiving state to determine when it can no longer supervise an offender.
Requires the DOC to examine the feasibility and cost of withdrawal from the Interstate Compact and report back to the Legislature by December 1, 2010.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6548), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗