Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) and Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) tailor conditions to the individual and limit the use of some existing standard conditions, like substance use testing of all people on probation, that create unnecessary barriers to successful re-entry. By streamlining Delaware’s probation conditions, SB 7 and SB 8 reduces the risk of people on probation being subjected to overly burdensome requirements or rearrested for technical violations.
This is an important step toward more effective and efficient reentry in Delaware. Meaningful reform must center individual need — particularly when it comes to substance use conditions that do little to support true rehabilitation or reduce Delaware’s mass incarceration problem. Together, SB 7 and SB 8 will make conditions tailored to individual’s circumstances the norm in Delaware. This includes only imposing substance use conditions when actually needed and ensuring that people for whom substance use conditions won’t help are exempt from those conditions entirely
Join us in calling for systemic change by sending a message urging state senators to support probation reform NOW.
