AMMAN — First-time offenders can now seek
alternatives to their prison sentences under an amended version of the Penal
Code that came into effect as of June 24, 2022, according to the Jordan News
Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
First-time offenders who received prison sentences
of less than a year can submit requests to the courts for alternatives to
incarceration under amendments to the Penal Code; the court has the discretion
to approve or deny the request.
The law offers “community service, community and
electronic surveillance, and movement restrictions,” as alternatives.
The law defines community service as a task which
requires consenting convicts to perform unpaid community service for between 40–100 hours, to be completed
within a year.
The amendment also requires offenders to participate in a
court-ordered rehabilitation program designed to evaluate and improve their
behavior, placing them under electronic supervision for a minimum of one month
and a maximum of one year. It also prohibits them from entering specific
locations for a minimum of one month and a maximum of one year.
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