SB 5692 — Concerning programming at the department of corrections.

S-3692.3S-3212.3 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5692 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session By Senate Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation (originally sponsored by Senators Gildon, Honeyford, Randall, Rivers, and Wagoner)Wagoner READPrefiled FIRST01/06/22. TIME 01/24/22.

Read first time 01/10/22.

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

The legislature finds that a study to better understand what we have and what works will inform how the legislature can change and potentially supplement the existing good time system to prioritize the programs that work and most effectively change behavior with carrots and sticks for those who committed a crime, but are clearly making efforts to improve their lives and rehabilitate themselves.

The legislature finds that the addition of a supplemental formula where completion of a program triggers automatic credit will create a betterclear system of incentives for those incarcerated to engage in programming and education that is directly tied with release from confinement.

(1)(a) The Washington state institute for public policy shall prepare an evaluation of the top five programs with the highest p.

1 SSBSB 5692 (1)(a) The Washington state institute for public policy shall prepare an evaluation of the top five programs with the highest participation rates at the department that are classified by the institute as evidence-based, in addition to the reentry community services program in RCW 72.09.370.

(b) For each of the programs identified, the evaluation must analyze the program's effectiveness,effectiveness availability and accessibility of the program across the state correctional facilities, and the program's impact on recidivism.

(c) The evaluationinstitute mustshall alsosubmit, identifyin whethercompliance eligibilitywith forRCW 43.01.036, a report on the five program excludesevaluations, participationin foraddition reasonsto unrelatedthe evaluation on the reentry community services program, in accordance with this section to disciplinethe orlegislature safety.and the Washington state criminal sentencing task force by December 1, 2023.

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(2)(a) The sentencingtask guidelinesforce commission shall developidentify andwhich recommendoffenses, aif formulaany, forwould awardingbe earnedineligible earlyfor release time that supplements and complements the currentformula earneddeveloped early release time framework in RCW 9.94A.729 to individuals who complete programming at the department that is recognized by the program evaluations under subsection (1) of this sectionsubsection. as having a positive, demonstrable impact on recidivism.

(b) The commissionWashington state criminal sentencing task force shall identifyreport whichits offenses,findings ifand any,formula wouldrecommendations, bein ineligiblecompliance forwith RCW 43.01.036, to the formulagovernor developedand underthe thisappropriate subsection.committees of the legislature by September 1, 2024.

(b) The sentencing guidelines commission shall report its findings and formula recommendations, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by September 1, 2024.

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