Wrangell Sentinel -

Earlier this month, the House passed House Bill 49, which is a collaborative bill between the House, the Senate, and the Governor’s administration to improve public safety. After the Conference Committee process last week, the Senate passed the bill on Tuesday, May 28th. The bill now heads to the Governor’s Office to be signed. The bill has most generally been referred to as the “SB91 Repeal” and contains the following provisions:

Keeps in place the pretrial services program and the pretrial risk assessment tool, while making them subject to judges’ discretion.

Gives offenders...