NY S00342

Increases "good time" credit for incarcerated individuals from one-third to one-half of their sentence for indeterminate sentences, and from one-seventh to one-half for determinate sentences, with credits vesting annually on a pro rata basis and becoming permanent once vested

Expands merit time allowances from one-sixth to one-half of minimum periods for indeterminate sentences and from one-seventh to one-quarter for determinate sentences, eliminating exclusions that previously barred violent felony offenders and certain other categories from earning merit time

Requires time allowance credits to be applied retroactively to all currently incarcerated individuals within 90 days of the act's effective date

Limits the ability to revoke earned time credits by requiring a hearing with preponderance of evidence standard, restricting forfeiture to only unvested credits within the calendar year of the offense, and providing administrative appeal rights with access to legal assistance

Mandates annual reporting by the Department of Corrections to the governor and legislature on all instances of time allowance denial, including the incarcerated individual's name, race, reasons for denial, facility location, and names of committee members who recommended the denial