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This bill amends the New York State Correction Law to provide additional credit time allowances for incarcerated individuals who participate in specific work programs. Specifically, the bill expands existing provisions that allow inmates to earn credit time by working at a food production center to now also include those who work in a horse handling program for at least eighteen months and receive a certification from the Groom Elite program. The Groom Elite program appears to be a professional certification related to horse care and handling. By adding this new pathway for earning credit time, the bill offers incarcerated individuals an additional opportunity to reduce their time of incarceration by participating in a structured vocational training program. The amendment is designed to provide inmates with job skills, work experience, and a potential pathway to employment upon release, while also incentivizing participation in constructive programs within the corrections system. The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1191