Bill > S00320

This bill amends the New York Correction Law to increase the "limited credit time benefit" for certain incarcerated individuals from six months to twenty-four months. Under the new provisions, eligible offenders with an indeterminate sentence with a maximum term of life imprisonment can now be released twenty-four months before completing their minimum imprisonment period, instead of the previous six months. Similarly, for offenders without a life imprisonment sentence, they can now be eligible for conditional release twenty-four months earlier than previously allowed, provided they have earned the full amount of good time authorized. The bill specifies that individuals who have been returned to the department due to a revocation of release and have not received an additional sentence are not eligible for this benefit. Additionally, the credit is limited to a single twenty-four-month application to either the parole eligibility date or conditional release date, but not both. This change aims to provide more opportunities for earlier release for eligible incarcerated individuals while maintaining certain restrictions and conditions.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S320