Kentucky Senate adopts amendment and passes bill to let judges consider caretaker status in sentencing Senate Bill 122, amended on the floor to move caretaker language into the existing sentencing statute and to broaden 'caretaker' definitions (including pregnant people awaiting sentencing), passed the Kentucky Senate after sponsor testimony about family impacts and collaboration with judges and stakeholders.

The Kentucky Senate just passed a groundbreaking bill that allows judges to consider a defendant's caregiver status, aiming to balance public safety with the stability of families impacted by incarceration.

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Bill would limit diminution credits for violent offenders, sponsors say it ensures 'meaningful' sentences Senate Bill 105 ("Jerry's Law") would cap or restrict diminution credits for those convicted of first and second degree murder and other violent offenses, shifting early release decisions to the parole commission and reducing automatic sentence reductions, proponents said; opponents warned it would remove incentives for good behavior and increase prison safety risks.

Maryland's Senate Bill 105 aims to reshape the justice system by limiting good-time credits for violent offenders, igniting a fierce debate on justice, rehabilitation, and public safety.

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