New York A09546 amends the correction law to allow eligible offenders to be conditionally released twelve months before completing their minimum.

New York A09546 amends the correction law to provide conditional release for eligible offenders who complete post-secondary degrees or programs. Specifically, it allows eligible offenders to be conditionally released twelve months before the completion of their controlling minimum period of imprisonment for each successive significant programmatic accomplishment. This applies to both offenders subject to an indeterminate sentence with a maximum term of life imprisonment and those not subject to such a sentence. The act takes effect ninety days after it becomes law.

New York A09546 amends the correction law to allow eligible offenders to be conditionally released twelve months before completing their minimum.

New York A09546 amends the correction law to provide conditional release for eligible offenders who complete post-secondary degrees or programs. Specifically, it allows eligible offenders to be conditionally released twelve months before the completion of their controlling minimum period of imprisonment for each successive significant programmatic accomplishment. This applies to both offenders subject to an indeterminate sentence with a maximum term of life imprisonment and those not subject to such a sentence. The act takes effect ninety days after it becomes law.