JOINT JUDICIARY INTERIM COMMITTEE

Topic 1:           Corrections System Review

In light of  prison overcrowding and the transfer of inmates out-of-state, the Committee will look at sentencing and the state-wide handling of corrections, including parole and alternative corrections.  The Committee will tour current facilities and consider alternatives that could move more prisoners out of the existing facilities and into more productive environments.

Topic 2:           Title 14 Revisions

The Committee is to review recommendations from the comprehensive review of juvenile statutes undertaken by the working group established last interim by the Department of Family Services.

Topic 3  Uniform Trust Act

A comprehensive review of Wyoming trust provisions, including the Rule against Perpetuities and the Uniform Trust Code, to address problems with respect to estate planning.