HB 2732 Summary

• Creates the "Correctional Officer Safety Act of 2014" establishing mandatory minimum sentences for violent and serious crimes in Oklahoma.

• Requires persons convicted of 21 specified serious felonies (including murder, rape, arson, and robbery) to serve at least 85% of their prison sentence before becoming eligible for parole consideration.

• Prohibits inmates convicted of these offenses from receiving or accumulating earned credits that reduce their sentence length during the initial 85% service requirement.

• Allows the Department of Corrections to apply accumulated earned credits only after the 85% minimum has been served, with immediate discharge possible if credits plus service time equals the total sentence.

• Effective date: November 1, 2014.