Reestructuración de la Junta de Sentencias de Prisión en Washington

Explicación Simple

En 1986, la Junta que decidía las sentencias en prisión cambió su nombre y se redujo en número. Esto significa que tomaron decisiones sobre cuántas personas deberían estar en la cárcel y por cuánto tiempo, pero siempre asegurándose de que al menos tres personas estuvieran en la junta.

Es como si en un equipo de fútbol se decidiera que, en lugar de tener a cinco jugadores en el campo, solo se quedaran tres. Aunque hay menos jugadores, el equipo aún necesita asegurarse de que siempre haya al menos tres para jugar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por un crimen antes de 1984. La junta de sentencias que decide cuánto tiempo debe estar en la cárcel sigue trabajando para él, considerando las leyes y recomendaciones de los jueces. Si Juan tiene una sentencia de vida, la junta revisará su caso para decidir si puede salir en libertad bajo ciertas condiciones.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(1) On July 1, 1986, the board of prison terms and paroles shall be redesignated as the indeterminate sentence review board. The board's membership shall be reduced as follows: On July 1, 1986, and on July 1st of each year until 1998, the number of board members shall be reduced in a manner commensurate with the board's remaining workload as determined by the office of financial management based upon its population forecast for the indeterminate sentencing system and in conjunction with the budget process. To meet the statutory obligations of the indeterminate sentence review board, the number of board members shall not be reduced to fewer than three members, although the office of financial management may designate some or all members as part-time members and specify the extent to which they shall be less than full-time members. Any reduction shall take place by the expiration, on that date, of the term or terms having the least time left to serve.(2) After July 1, 1984, the board shall continue its functions with respect to persons convicted of crimes committed prior to July 1, 1984, and committed to the department of corrections. When making decisions on duration of confinement, including those relating to persons committed under a mandatory life sentence, and parole release under RCW 9.95.100 and 9.95.110, the board shall consider the purposes, standards, and sentencing ranges adopted pursuant to RCW 9.94A.850 and the minimum term recommendations of the sentencing judge and prosecuting attorney, and shall attempt to make decisions reasonably consistent with those ranges, standards, purposes, and recommendations: PROVIDED, That the board and its successors shall give adequate written reasons whenever a minimum term or parole release decision is made which is