Proceso de Clasificación de Infractores en Washington

Explicación Simple

Cuando alguien es condenado por un crimen, hay un proceso para clasificarlo en la prisión. Esto ayuda a decidir cómo y dónde se le debe mantener mientras cumple su pena.

Es como cuando un maestro clasifica a los estudiantes en diferentes grupos según sus habilidades, para que cada uno reciba la atención que necesita.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por robo. Cuando es llevado a la prisión, el juez y el fiscal le dan a la prisión un informe sobre el delito de Juan y cuánto tiempo debería estar allí. Esto ayuda a los encargados a decidir cómo manejar su caso.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9.95.028 - Statement of prosecuting attorney provided to department, when It is the intent of the legislature to expedite the inmate classification process of the department of corrections. The statement of the prosecuting attorney regarding a convicted criminal defendant should be prepared and made available to the department at the time the convicted person is placed in the custody of the department. RCW 9.95.030 - Statement to indeterminate sentence review board At the time the convicted person is transported to the custody of the department of corrections, the indeterminate sentence review board shall obtain from the sentencing judge and the prosecuting attorney, a statement of all the facts concerning the convicted person's crime and any other information of which they may be possessed relative to him, and the sentencing judge and the prosecuting attorney shall furnish the board with such information. The sentencing judge and prosecuting attorney shall indicate to the board, for its guidance, what, in their judgment, should be the duration of the convicted person's imprisonment. RCW 9.95.032 - Statement of prosecuting attorney -- Delivery of statement Such statement shall be signed by the prosecuting attorney and approved by the judge by whom the judgment was rendered and shall be delivered to the sheriff, traveling guard, department of corrections personnel, or other officer executing the sentence, and a copy of such statement shall be furnished to the defendant or his or her attorney. Such officer shall deliver the statement, at the time of the prisoner's commitment, to the superintendent of the institution to which such prisoner has been committed. The superintendent shall make such statement available for use by the board.