Establishes merit time allowance credits for eligible incarcerated individuals in local correctional facilities.
The bill amends the correction law to establish merit time allowance credits for eligible incarcerated individuals in local correctional facilities. These credits, which reduce the time an incarcerated individual must serve, are earned through participation in educational, vocational, work, or rehabilitative programs. Credits are applied to sentences, and in cases of concurrent sentences, they are applied to each sentence. In cases of consecutive sentences, credits are applied to the aggregate term and minimum period of imprisonment.
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