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NY A02419
Bill
Status
1/19/2021
Primary Sponsor
Charles Barron
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AI Summary
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Allows inmates serving indeterminate sentences for drug offenses under Penal Law Articles 220 and 221 to earn good time allowances against their minimum sentence terms, not exceeding one-third of the minimum term imposed.
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Permits good time allowances to be granted for good behavior, efficient performance of assigned duties, or progress and achievement in assigned treatment programs.
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Allows good time allowances to be withheld, forfeited, or canceled for bad behavior, violation of institutional rules, or failure to properly perform assigned duties or programs.
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Clarifies that earned good time allowance credits reduce the minimum period of imprisonment for parole eligibility purposes without affecting inmates' eligibility to participate in other department programs.
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Takes effect November 1 following enactment, with provisions subject to expiration and reversion pursuant to existing law regarding sunset provisions for sentence credit provisions.
Legislative Description
Authorizes inmates serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for offenses involving controlled substances and marihuana to receive good time allowances against the minimum terms of their sentences not to exceed one-third of the minimum term imposed; provides that drug offenders can receive good behavior allowances for progress in assigned treatment programs and willing performance of duties.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/19/2021