Program Highlight
Hawaii Opportunity Probation
with Enforcement
Supported by the Hawaii Substance
Abuse Coalition
This program “uses swift, certain, and mild sanctions to encourage compliance with the rules of community supervision."
Kentucky Alcohol and Crime Briefs
September 2011
- The Governor signed The Public Safety and Offender Accountability Act (HB 463). The Act dramatically changes and requires officials to develop standard policies and procedures for pre-trial release, diversion, probation and parole. It shifts the focus from punishment to rehabilitation and incentives offenders to comply with program rules . Damon Preston, a Deputy Public Advocate with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy authored a comprehensive review of the new law.
December 2010
- A bill was pre-filed (KY H 31) that would restructure DUI penalties and expand the “look back” period from five to ten years.
