SB2054 Summary

• Permits offenders subject to truth in sentencing provisions to earn sentence credit for good conduct and completion of educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior modification, life skills, re-entry planning, and correctional industry programs.

• Reduces minimum sentence requirements for truth in sentencing offenders: from 85% to 75% for offenders required to serve 85% of sentence, and adds 90% floor for offenders required to serve 100% of sentence.

• Director of Corrections may award up to 180 days of earned sentence credit for good conduct to eligible offenders, with limits varying by offense category (3 days per month for 100% sentence, 7.5 days per month for 4.5-day offenders, 12 days per month for 7.5-day offenders).

• Requires annual written reports to Governor and General Assembly detailing number of inmates awarded credits, average amounts awarded, holding offenses, and revocation numbers.

• Restricts credit awards to instances occurring after the bill's effective date, and requires Director to make written determinations of eligibility based on risk assessments, behavior history, and rehabilitation commitment.