AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA Article IV. Constitutional Boards and Commissions, Section II. State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Paragraph 11. Powers and Authority: Give the Legislature Power to Create Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain Violent Felonies

This Resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution to give the General Assembly authority to set mandatory minimum sentences and a sentence to life without parole for certain crimes. The proposed amendment would remove authority from the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider persons serving these sentences for pardon, parole, or commutation.