Bill > SB1333

This bill modifies the provisions relating to good time credit for time served in Missouri. Specifically, it: 1. Mandates that offenders committed to the Department of Corrections shall receive additional credit in terms of days spent in confinement, upon recommendation by the offender's institutional superintendent, rather than it being optional as before. 2. Specifies that the good time credit policy must reward offenders who have served their sentence in an orderly manner and taken advantage of rehabilitation programs, and that any major conduct violations, state law violations, parole revocations, or accumulation of minor violations will result in the loss of prior credit earned. 3. Establishes new programs and activities that can earn offenders 60 days of good time credit each, such as obtaining a high school diploma or vocational training, completing drug/alcohol treatment or 1,000 hours of restorative justice. 4. Allows offenders to petition the Department to receive credit for eligible programs or activities completed after December 31, 2009, but before August 28, 2024, during a one-year period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 5. Specifies that offenders sentenced to death or life without parole are not eligible for good time credit under this bill.