Texas SB676 modifies good conduct time eligibility for inmates, requiring participation in programs or religious activities.

Texas SB676 amends the award of good conduct time for inmates, specifying that it applies only to parole or mandatory supervision eligibility. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice can grant good conduct time if the inmate is engaged in an agricultural, vocational, educational, industrial, work, or treatment program, or regularly attends religious services or studies religious texts. This change affects inmates confined on or after the act's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas SB676 modifies good conduct time eligibility for inmates, requiring participation in programs or religious activities.

Texas SB676 amends the award of good conduct time for inmates, specifying that it applies only to parole or mandatory supervision eligibility. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice can grant good conduct time if the inmate is engaged in an agricultural, vocational, educational, industrial, work, or treatment program, or regularly attends religious services or studies religious texts. This change affects inmates confined on or after the act's effective date of September 1, 2025.