SB163

This bill expands who can apply for compassionate parole by lowering the age requirement from 65 to include inmates as young as 60 who have served at least ten years and have high medical costs, and by adding a new category for inmates age 70 who have served at least 30 years. The bill also temporarily extends compassionate parole eligibility to all inmates convicted of non-violent Class 3 felonies or lower during a global pandemic declared by the World Health Organization.