Bill > S00774

This bill establishes the "earned time act" to provide for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences to be credited on an annual pro rata basis. Key provisions include: - Time allowances shall be credited toward a person's sentence on an annual pro rata basis, and any credit awarded over the course of the calendar year shall vest on the final day of the calendar year. Once vested, such credit shall not be withheld, forfeited, or canceled. - Time allowances that have not yet been credited may be withheld, forfeited or canceled in whole or in part for violation of institutional rules, with the ability to reinstate further allowances for good behavior. - The bill amends existing law to increase the maximum time allowances from one-third to one-half of the term or maximum term of sentences. - The bill also makes these time allowances retroactive and requires them to be credited toward every incarcerated individual's sentence within 90 days.