S. 9122 Summary

• Establishes merit time allowance credits for eligible inmates in local correctional facilities who participate in approved educational, vocational, work, or rehabilitative programs, with credits reducing sentences by 24-hour increments.

• Sets accrual rates based on offense level: one credit per 4 days for violations, per 9 days for misdemeanors, and per 15 days for felonies.

• Prohibits merit time credits for inmates convicted of A-1 felonies (except certain drug offenses), violent felonies, homicide-related offenses, sex offenses, or aggravated harassment of employees.

• Allows ineligible inmates to earn administrative privileges credits that provide access to special privileges rather than sentence reduction, at the sheriff's discretion.

• Requires sheriffs to maintain records of all credits accrued and transfer certified records when inmates are transferred to state facilities or other jurisdictions, with credits earned in local facilities counting toward state sentences.