Bill > A05418

This bill amends the New York Correction Law to increase the "limited credit time benefit" for certain incarcerated individuals, effectively expanding their opportunities for earlier release. Specifically, the bill changes the time an eligible offender can be released before completing their minimum imprisonment period from six months to twenty-four months. This applies to two categories of offenders: those serving indeterminate sentences with a life maximum term and those serving other types of sentences. To be eligible, individuals must have earned full good behavior time credits and cannot have been returned to the department due to a revocation of release. The bill ensures that the twenty-four-month credit can only be applied once, either to the parole eligibility date or conditional release date, but not both. The change aims to provide more significant early release opportunities for eligible incarcerated individuals while maintaining certain restrictions to ensure only those who demonstrate good behavior can benefit from the expanded credit time allowance.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5418