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AL HB9
Bill
Status
1/20/2023
Primary Sponsor
Russell Bedsole
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AI Summary
HB9 - Deputy Brad Johnson Act
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Reduces correctional incentive time earned by prisoners: Class I from 75 to 30 days per 30 days served, Class II from 40 to 15 days per 30 days served, and Class III from 20 to 5 days per 30 days served.
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Increases minimum time prisoners must remain in each classification before advancing: Class II from 6 to 12 months, Class III from 3 to 6 months, and Class IV from 30 days to 3 months.
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Expands circumstances requiring forfeiture of all correctional incentive time to include violations such as homicide, escape, assault causing serious physical injury, hostage-taking, sexual assault, inciting/rioting, fighting with a weapon resulting in serious injury, and arson.
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Requires Department of Corrections to submit annual reports by February 15 to the Legislature, Governor, and Attorney General detailing prisoner classifications, reclassifications, and specific reasons for forfeiture of incentive time.
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Makes amendments effective immediately upon passage, applying prospectively only to violations committed after the effective date without retroactively removing previously earned time.
Legislative Description
Relating to correctional incentive time; to amend Section 14-9-41, as last amended by Act 2022-322, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the amount of correctional incentive time a prisoner receives; to require a prisoner to remain in a certain classification for a longer period of time before moving up to a higher classification; to provide for additional circumstances in which a prisoner may be required to forfeit his or her correctional incentive time; and to require the Department of Corrections to provide annual reports to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Attorney General regarding correctional incentive time.
Last Action
Indefinitely Postpone
5/31/2023