SB 558 - This act requires that appropriate information relating to an offender be provided to the Department of Corrections including a certified copy of the sentence on the standardized form developed by the Office of the State Courts Administrator.

This act also adds the names and last known address of victims, victim impact statements, facts relating the offender's home environment, and gang affiliations to the information required to be submitted to the Department of Corrections by the prosecutor.

This act also requires that the information provided to the Department of Corrections by the sheriff regarding the offender's physical and mental health while in jail include records on medication, care and treatment provided to the offender while in jail. The Sheriff shall provide certification of all applicable jail time credit.

Violation hearings for offenders who have violated any published rule or regulation of the correctional facility related to conduct are not contested cases under Chapter 536, RSMo, and hearings are not subject to the rules of evidence. Decision of these cases are final and unappealable.
SARAH MORROW