00SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25                                                                                          
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska limiting the                                          
02 rights of prisoners to those required under the Constitution of the United States.                                      
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  Article I, sec. 12, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended to read:                           
05  SECTION 12.  CRIMINAL ADMINISTRATION.  Excessive bail shall not be                                                    
06 required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.                                    
07 The rights of prisoners and protection against infliction of cruel and unusual                                          
08 punishments shall be limited to those protections and rights required under the                                         
09 Constitution of the United States.  Criminal administration shall be based upon the                                    
10 following: the need for protecting the public, community condemnation of the offender,                                  
11 the rights of victims of crimes, restitution from the offender, and the principle of                                    
12 reformation.                                                                                                            
13    * Sec. 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                            
14 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the                        

01 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.