HB 3039 Summary

• Authorizes each Oklahoma county to establish "debt to society" work release or community service programs for nonviolent misdemeanor offenders with district attorney oversight and district judge approval of program guidelines.

• Eight-hour work days equal one full day of jail credit and four-hour work days equal one-half day of jail credit for eligible participants.

• Allows sentence reduction through earned early release credits for good behavior and program performance, capped at one-third of the total sentence, with credits only awarded after actually earned.

• Permits counties to deduct from participant earnings amounts for incarceration costs, administrative expenses, court-ordered victim restitution, and court costs, with remaining balance returned to participant.

• Requires automatic suspension from the program and potential revocation of earned credits if participant violates program conditions, custody requirements, or employment obligations; amends tort liability exemptions to include county-approved work release programs.