Allows up to twelve months of remission for incarcerated individuals during a public health emergency.
This bill amends the correction law to allow incarcerated individuals to receive up to twelve months of remission from their sentences during a public health emergency. This applies to those serving determinate or indeterminate sentences, excluding those with a maximum term of life imprisonment or for sex offenses. The remission is granted if the governor declares a state of disaster emergency in response to the public health emergency.
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