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HB 1591 - Sentencing Alternatives for Survivors

HB 1591 would permit courts to consider alternatives to lengthy sentences when a defendant’s own victimization significantly contributed to the offense.

This proposal concerns defendants who were themselves victims.

What it would do

Permit courts to consider alternatives to otherwise lengthy sentences when a defendant’s domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking victimization significantly contributed to the offense.

Create a pathway for resentencing for some currently incarcerated survivors who meet statutory criteria. (lwvwa.org)