SB 2455 - Introduced 03/01/11 - Amended 08/18/11 (SB2455) SB 2455: Provides for the reclassification of specific Kansas prisoners to Community Corrections and Community Support Programs- directs the Department of Corrections to produce rules and also regulations relating to such inmates- establishes criteria for the reclassification of prisoners- requires a jury or a court to identify someone committed a brutal felony prior to classifying the defendant as being qualified to participate in community corrections- establishes minimum conditions of incarceration under community corrections and community support programs- allows for the revocation of probation or parole for a prisoner convicted of a new offense while under supervision in a neighborhood corrections and community support program allows for the revocation of parole or probation by the court for a violation of the circumstances belonging to the individual's sentence, when the court determines the person was convicted of a criminal offense, while under supervision in a community corrections and community support program provides for the revocation of probation or parole by the court for a violation of the conditions of the individual's sentence, if the court determines the particular person was convicted of a crime, www.vpap.org while under supervision in a community corrections and community support program provides for judicial review of the parole or maybe probation revocation hearing and offers for post revocation sanctions, which includes revocation or suspension of parole, probation, or perhaps suspension from the neighborhood ka11ka corrections program for as much as 18 months helps make other related changes- and creates complex alterations to the provisions of the present version of the statute.

Provides for the reclassification of a number of Kansas prisoners to Community Corrections and Community Support Programs- directs the Department of Corrections to produce rules and also regulations relating to such inmates- establishes criteria for the reclassification of prisoners- takes a jury or a court to identify the individual committed a violent felony prior to classifying the defendant as being qualified to get involved in community corrections establishes minimum terms of incarceration under community corrections and community support programs- allows for the revocation of parole or probation for a prisoner convicted of the latest offense while under supervision in a community corrections and community support program provides for the revocation of probation or parole by the court for a violation of the circumstances of the individual's sentence, when the court determines anyone was convicted of a criminal offense, while under supervision in a community corrections and community support program provides for judicial review of the parole or maybe probation revocation hearing and offers for post revocation sanctions, including suspension or revocation of parole, probation, or perhaps suspension from the neighborhood corrections plan for up to 18 months- makes other related changes- and makes technical alterations to the provisions of the current model of the statute.

SB 1564 - Introduced 03/01/11 - Amended 08/18/11 (SB1564) SB 1564: Increases the mandatory sentencing cap on drug cases from 10 years to twenty years limits the court's capacity to impose a discretionary maximum sentence- clarifies the sentencing of defendants with prior felony convictions- clarifies the sentence imposed upon a first time offender- and makes it possible for the mandatory minimum sentence for the possession of twenty five grams or even less of marijuana being increased.