GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

EXTRA SESSION 1994

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HOUSE BILL 200

Short Title:  Parole Nonviolent Inmates.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Nesbitt; Colton, Crawford, Cunningham, H. Hunter, Ives, and Wainwright.
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Referred to:  Judiciary III.
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February 14, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IN PAROLING INMATES UNDER THE PRISON POPULATION CAP THE GOVERNOR MAY CONSENT TO THE RELEASE OF NONVIOLENT INMATES WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 148-4.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( g1)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the Parole Commission is required to release inmates in order to meet the requirements of this section, the Parole Commission may, with the specific consent of the Governor, parole nonviolent inmates who would not otherwise be eligible for parole instead of paroling violent inmates who are eligible for parole."
Sec. 2.  Effective January 1, 1995, G.S. 148-4.1(g1) reads as rewritten:
"(g1)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law except for subsection (h) of this section, whenever the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission is required to release inmates in order to meet the requirements of this section, the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission may, with the specific consent of the Governor, parole nonviolent inmates who would not otherwise be eligible for parole instead of paroling violent inmates who are eligible for parole."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.