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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Park

DATE TYPED 1/25/05

HB 100

SHORT TITLE Life Imprisonment for Certain Offenders

SB

ANALYST Peery

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD)

Parole Board (PB)

New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 100 amends existing criminal law to require life imprisonment without the possibility

of parole for persons convicted of either three violent felonies, or two or more violent sexual of-

fenses.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

NMCD reports that the change from a 30 year life sentence to life imprisonment with no possi-

bility of parole will result eventually in a larger and older prison population. Costs will incur

with an older prison population from geriatric services that include hospital care and disability

accommodations.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

NMCD states that the bill could increase administrative burdens as a result of a larger number of

violent offenders being incarcerated for life.

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