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Database Statewide Sentencing and Corrections Legislation

Updated February 15, 2017

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.

Sentencing and Corrections Legislation Database

For faster performance, please use the fields below to filter your results. If you select nothing, the default search will pick up all topics and states in the most recent session year available. The full text of bills is available by clicking on the bill number. This feature is available for bills from 2015 and later.

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