NY A08265

Expands shock incarceration eligibility by increasing the age limit from 50 to 56 years old and extending the eligibility window from 3 years to 5 years before parole or conditional release eligibility.

Allows individuals who successfully complete a shock incarceration program to be eligible for presumptive release under Penal Law Section 70.40, in addition to conditional release or parole.

Modifies the definition of ineligible crimes for shock incarceration by narrowing references to violent felonies while maintaining exclusions for A-I felonies, homicide, sex offenses, and escape offenses.

Individuals serving either indeterminate or determinate sentences who complete shock incarceration become immediately eligible for certificates of earned eligibility and conditional, parole, or presumptive release.

Takes effect 90 days after enactment, with provisions that amendments expire when the underlying statutory sections are repealed or expire.