Senate Bill S984

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain inmates serving an indeterminate sentence to receive good time allowances of up to 1/3 of their minimum sentences

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S984 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§803 & 805, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4808
2017-2018: S4434
2019-2020: S732
2021-2022: S4066
2023-2024: S3289

2015-S984 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes inmates serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for offenses involving controlled substances and marihuana to receive good time allowances against the minimum terms of their sentences not to exceed one-third of the minimum term imposed; provides that drug offenders can receive good behavior allowances for progress in assigned treatment programs and willing performance of duties.

2015-S984 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S984 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   984

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime
  and Correction

AN  ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to good behavior allow-
  ances

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  803 of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. EVERY PERSON CONFINED IN AN INSTITUTION OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OR  A
FACILITY  IN  THE  DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE SERVING AN INDETERMINATE
SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT,  FOR  AN  OFFENSE  CONTAINED  IN  ARTICLE  TWO
HUNDRED  TWENTY  OR TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE PENAL LAW, MAY RECEIVE
TIME ALLOWANCE AGAINST THE MINIMUM TERM OR PERIOD OF HIS OR HER SENTENCE
NOT TO EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE ONE-THIRD OF THE TERM OR  PERIOD  IMPOSED
BY THE COURT. SUCH ALLOWANCES MAY BE GRANTED FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR AND EFFI-
CIENT  AND  WILLING  PERFORMANCE  OF  DUTIES  ASSIGNED  OR  PROGRESS AND
ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ASSIGNED  TREATMENT  PROGRAM,  AND  MAY  BE  WITHHELD,
FORFEITED OR CANCELED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR BAD BEHAVIOR, VIOLATION OF
INSTITUTIONAL  RULES  OR  FAILURE  TO  PERFORM PROPERLY IN THE DUTIES OR
PROGRAM ASSIGNED.
  S 2. Section 803 of the correction law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B.  EVERY  PERSON  CONFINED IN AN INSTITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OR A
FACILITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE  SERVING  AN  INDETERMINATE
SENTENCE  OF  IMPRISONMENT,  FOR  AN  OFFENSE  CONTAINED  IN ARTICLE TWO
HUNDRED TWENTY OR TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE PENAL LAW,  MAY  RECEIVE
TIME ALLOWANCE AGAINST THE MINIMUM TERM OR PERIOD OF HIS OR HER SENTENCE
NOT  TO  EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE ONE-THIRD OF THE TERM OR PERIOD IMPOSED
BY THE COURT. SUCH ALLOWANCES MAY BE GRANTED FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR AND EFFI-
CIENT AND  WILLING  PERFORMANCE  OF  DUTIES  ASSIGNED  OR  PROGRESS  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02995-01-5
              

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