Repeal SB 500

6/16/11- Parole board will decide who can get out of prison
6/15/11- Parole power: Return it to the board
6/15/11- No agreement on parole overhaul
6/6/11- Predator parole: SB 500 keeps freeing them
6/3/11- Sex offenders get parole without participating in treatment programs
5/18/11- House panel recommends SB 500 changes that could extend jail time
4/8/11- Floyd goes free as neighbor lives in fear
2/8/11- Fixing SB 500: Make Lynch keep his word
2/6/11- Bill seeks end to early inmate release mandate
1/31/11- Convicted Sex Offender Released From Prison
12/20/10- Two ways to fix new state parole law
12/10/10- Child rapist jailed for at least one more year
10/26/10- County commissioner on lookout for SB 500 cost downshifts
10/19/10- SB500 Information for Offenders
10/13/10- NH Parole Law differs from Texas, Kansas
10/12/10- Parole law tied to bad behavior behind bars
10/10/10- Parolee programs unready, officials admit
10/8/10- Shift in parole costs would be costly for county
10/6/10- Michael & Jacci Gilmore Letter to NH
10/6/10- Parole board points to sex offender
10/6/10- N.H. parole board outraged at effects of new law
10/1/10- Prison reform bill nets three-time Conway sex predator just 90 days
9/28/10- Police Take Opposing Sides Over Inmate-Release Law
9/28/10- Lynch, Stephen trade barbs in first debate
9/28/10- John Stephen and New Hampshire Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Stand Against SB 550
9/26/10- Governor: NH 'safer' with early inmate parole
9/24/10- Sex predators among those granted early release
9/24/10- New law ties, frustrates parole board
9/22/10- SB 500's parolees: A child rapist goes first
9/21/10- Penny-Wise on Crime
4/20/10- Lock up the bill: SB 500 compromises safety
3/26/10- Parole board: NH parole bill will cripple prison system

AUDIO:
3/1/11- HB 524 Public Hearing
3/1/11- HB 552 Public Hearing
2/24/11- SB 52 Public Hearing
2/9/10- State Sen. Jim Forsythe, cosponsor of SB 52
2/8/10- Mark Jordan, president of New England Police Benevolent Assoc. Local 250
2/7/11- Mike Reeves, parent of a Hudson teen who was approached by recent SB500 parolee Vernon Ingersol
2/4/11- Speaker of the House Bill O'Brien and Majority Leader D.J. Bettencourt statement on proposed legislation to fix SB500
1/20/11- Tom Reid, Deputy Rockingham County Attorney. part 1 part 2 part 3
1/6/11- Gov. John Lynch Inaugural Address comment about SB 500
12/20/10- State Rep. Tom Keane (R-Bow-Dunbarton)
12/14/10- Mark Jordan, president of New England Police Benevolent Assoc. Local 250
12/13/10- Keith Phelps president New England Police Benevolent Association Local 265; Paul Jacques, president of the Probation and Parole Officers Supervisors Local 270; and Steve Arnold, Legislative Director for NEPBA. part 1 part 2 part 3
11/29/10- Mark Jordan, president of New England Police Benevolent Assoc. Local 250 part 1 part 2 part 3
10/26/10- Michael & Jacci Gilmore of Conway about today's parole revocation hearing of Michael Seibel
10/20/10- Carroll County Sheriff Chris Conley about SB500's effects on the local level.
10/20/10- Kevin Smith, director of Cornerstone Action talks about the TV and radio ad campaign
10/19/10- Michael & Jacci Gilmore of Conway about the Lynch campaign's press release
10/14/10- Keith Phelps president New England Police Benevolent Association Local 265 and Paul Jacques, president of the Probation and Parole Officers Supervisors Local 270 part 1 part 2 part 3
10/13/10- Mark Jordan, president of New England Police Benevolent Assoc. Local 250 part 1 part 2
10/12/10- State House Press Conference
10/5/10- State Rep. Jenn Coffey (R-Andover) talks about her effort to fix SB 500
10/4/10- Michael & Jacci Gilmore of Conway on their daughter's encounter with Michael Seibel
10/1/10- John Eckert, Executive Assistant for the NH Adult Parole Board part 1 part 2
9/30/10- State Rep. Bill O'Brien (R-Mont Vernon)
9/30/10- Mark Jordan, president of New England Police Benevolent Assoc. Local 250 part 1 part 2
9/30/10- Gov. Lynch Press Conference
9/29/10- State Rep. Jenn Coffey (R-Andover) talks about why she voted for SB 500 and is working to fix it

Gov. Lynch attacks father of stalking victim:
On October 18, 2010, Gov. Lynch's campaign attacked Michael Gilmore of N. Conway (father of an 18 year-old girl who was stalked by a repeated sex offender who was out on parole) for attempting to correct an error he made in a recent letter to the editor about how SB500 downshifts costs to the county. The chronology is below. You decide for yourself if John Lynch is "a nice guy".
Gilmore Letter to Conway Daily Sun "Do the Math" 10/11/10
Gilmore Letter to Conway Daily Sun "Correction" 10/15/10 (page 7)
Lynch campaign press release 10/18/10
Compare Gilmore Letter to Lynch's Press Release
Governor threatens broadcast stations
Michael Gilmore's Response to Lynch Press Release of 10/19/10

VOTING RECORDS:
SB500 House Roll Call
This is how the House of Representatives voted. There is no roll call vote for the Senate, but only Sen. Jack Barnes of Raymond voted no.

10/13/10 House Roll Call to Suspend the Rules

10/13/10 Senate Roll Call to Suspend the Rules

Read the Bill- S.B. 500
"All prisoners... shall be released on parole at least 9 months prior to the expiration of the maximum term of his or her sentence."

SB 500 House Record 4/21/10
This is the report presented to legislators on the day of their vote to pass SB 500.

SB 500 Docket
This is the summary of the legislative history of the bill from beginning to end.

SB 500 Legislative Presentation
This is what legislators were given to sell them on SB 500.