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DE SB183

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/11/2021

Primary Sponsor

Marie Pinkney

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Origin

Senate

151st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Awards 10 days per month of additional good time credit to persons who served in Level 4 or Level 5 facilities between March 13, 2020, and June 30, 2021, to compensate for lost programming opportunities during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

  • Eliminates program completion delays for release dates when programs were suspended, delayed, or canceled between March 13, 2020, and June 30, 2021; Department must arrange for completion in the community instead.

  • Awards 7 days of additional good time credit to any incarcerated person who receives an FDA-approved or emergency-authorized COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of when the vaccine was received.

  • Clarifies that good time credits earned under pandemic and vaccine provisions do not count against the 160-day annual limit on total good time earned.

  • Makes technical corrections to Delaware Code language regarding good time credit administration and terminology.

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Good Time Credit.

Last Action

Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate

6/11/2021

Committee Referrals

Corrections & Public Safety6/11/2021

Full Bill Text

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