Senator Stephen Nass and Assembly Rep Joan Ballweg
The following statement was submitted on April 16 by David Liners, Executive Director of WISDOM.
The
Department of Corrections (DOC) is proposing to change its internal
rule, DOC Rule 302, that governs classification and movement of people
in prisons. By law, they had to take public comment on the rule, and
many WISDOM people offered written and verbal comments, calling for some
common sense changes that would help parole-eligible people and people
eligible for "compassionate release."
The DOC ignored the comments and basically made their new rules harder for those people.
When the Administration tries to change rules, they are overseen by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules. It is the only body the DOC is accountable to, other than the Governor. But, if the Co-Chairs, one from the Assembly, and one from the Senate, decline to look at the rule or to hold hearings, the new rules automatically become official policy: they are, essentially, the law.
The Co-Chairs of the Committee have chosen so far to ignore DOC Rule 302, and if they do nothing, it will become law on April 28.
We need to ask Assembly Representative Joan Ballweg and Senator Stephen Nass to hold a Committee hearing on DOC Rule 302.
All you need to do is click here and here and ask them to hold a hearing on Chapter 302 of the Administrative Code before April 28.
The DOC ignored the comments and basically made their new rules harder for those people.
When the Administration tries to change rules, they are overseen by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules. It is the only body the DOC is accountable to, other than the Governor. But, if the Co-Chairs, one from the Assembly, and one from the Senate, decline to look at the rule or to hold hearings, the new rules automatically become official policy: they are, essentially, the law.
The Co-Chairs of the Committee have chosen so far to ignore DOC Rule 302, and if they do nothing, it will become law on April 28.
We need to ask Assembly Representative Joan Ballweg and Senator Stephen Nass to hold a Committee hearing on DOC Rule 302.
All you need to do is click here and here and ask them to hold a hearing on Chapter 302 of the Administrative Code before April 28.
Thank you!
Note: On April 16, From The G-Man invited Senator Stephen Nass and Rep. Joan Ballweg to discuss this issue and respond to the claims made by Mr. Liners. They did not respond
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