HB143 - Sergeant Nick Risner Act Summary

• Amends Section 14-9-41 of the Alabama Code to restrict good time (correctional incentive time) eligibility for certain prisoners, effective the first day of the third month following passage and approval.

• Bars prisoners from receiving good time credits if convicted of a Class A felony, crimes causing death by deadly weapon, life or death sentences, sentences exceeding 15 years, or sex offenses involving children under age 17.

• Prohibits placement in Class I (highest classification level) for prisoners convicted of assault causing permanent loss or use of bodily organs, or sexual abuse of children under age 17.

• Maintains four-tier prisoner classification system (Classes I-IV) with corresponding good time accrual rates ranging from 75 days per 30 days served (Class I) to zero accrual (Class IV).

• Requires sentencing courts to note in court records when a defendant is sentenced to a crime that prohibits Class I classification.