Expands eligibility for merit time allowance for incarcerated individuals and repeals limited credit time allowances.

This bill amends the correction law to expand eligibility for merit time allowance for incarcerated individuals, allowing them to earn time off their sentences for participating in work and treatment programs, completing educational requirements, or performing community service. It also repeals provisions that allowed for limited credit time allowances for certain civil actions. The changes apply to individuals serving indeterminate or determinate sentences of one year or more, effective on the ninetieth day after the bill becomes law.

Expands eligibility for merit time allowance for incarcerated individuals and repeals limited credit time allowances.

This bill amends the correction law to expand eligibility for merit time allowance for incarcerated individuals, allowing them to earn time off their sentences for participating in work and treatment programs, completing educational requirements, or performing community service. It also repeals provisions that allowed for limited credit time allowances for certain civil actions. The changes apply to individuals serving indeterminate or determinate sentences of one year or more, effective on the ninetieth day after the bill becomes law.