Database Statewide Sentencing and Corrections Legislation

NCSL has partnered with The Pew Charitable Trusts' public safety performance project to report significant state sentencing and corrections legislation in this database.

Use this database to search recently enacted legislation by state, topic, keyword, year or primary author. To select multiple items (e.g., state or topic) in the database lists, click in the check boxes next to your desired selections. To select all items click on the "All Topics" or "All States" box. The full text of bills is now available by clicking on the bill number.

The database contains legislation enacted starting in 2010. Bills may appear twice in carry over states. In these states, please check the last date of action to ensure the status of the bill reflects the appropriate year.