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History
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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BILL NUMBER:S984
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to good behavior allowances
Purpose
To authorize certain inmates serving indeterminate sentences to receive good time allowances against the minimum terms of their sentences not to exceed 1/3 of the actual minimum term imposed.
Summary of specification provisions
Section 803 of the Correction Law is amended to allow for the granting of good time allowances against the minimum terms of imprisonment, for those inmates serving time for drug offenses pertaining to Article 220 or 221 of the Penal Law, but not to exceed 1/3 of the sentence imposed by the court. Drug offenders can receive good behavior allowances for progress in an assigned treatment program and willing performance of duties. However, those who violate institutional rules or fail to perform properly in assigned duties will not be granted good time allowance.
This section is also amended to specify that the minimum period of imprisonment will be reduced by the time allowance granted and the eligibility of an inmate to receive this allowance will have no effect on the inmate's ability to participate in department programs.
Justification
Our prison population has a large number of inmates who are serving terms of long sentences for non-violent drug offenses. This bill would allow for drug offenders to receive good time allowances by successfully performing their duties or completing assigned treatment programs. Since the allowance may be applied towards the minimum terms of their sentence, the inmates would be given the opportunity to see the parole board sooner than they would under normal procedures However, this does not mean that the inmate would be released sooner.
Legislative history
2013-2014: Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction and died in Committee.
Fiscal implications
The fiscal implication on state and local government is unknown at the present time.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the 1st of November next succeeding the date on which it shall be become law.
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