Therapeutic Incarceration Program; creates sentencing alternative for certain defendants. (SB1079)

Introduced By

Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Therapeutic Incarceration Program. Creates a sentencing alternative, Therapeutic Incarceration Program, for a defendant who otherwise would be sentenced to three years or longer for a felony conviction and who the court determines requires treatment for drug or alcohol substance abuse. The Program allows the court to sentence the defendant to an intensive therapeutic community-style substance abuse treatment program of a duration of 18 months or longer and a transitional therapeutic community-style substance abuse reentry program of six months and, after successful completion, to suspend the remaining balance of the imposed sentence. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2007Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074279792
01/09/2007Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice