SB1226

Missouri SB1226 modifies parole eligibility for certain life-sentenced offenders.

Missouri SB1226 amends Chapter 217 by adding a new section that establishes parole eligibility for specific offenders. This applies to those incarcerated after being sentenced by a state court, serving a life sentence without parole for at least fifty years for offenses committed before October 1, 1984, who are sixty years old or older, have no prior felony convictions for dangerous felonies, and are not convicted sex offenders. Such offenders must serve at least thirty years before receiving a parole hearing.