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This bill modifies several provisions related to criminal sentencing, focusing on three key areas: restrictions on restraints for pregnant and postpartum offenders, earned compliance credits for probation and parole, and good time credits for inmates. Specifically, the bill establishes strict guidelines for using restraints on pregnant women in their third trimester and postpartum women, requiring that restraints be the least restrictive possible and prohibiting leg, ankle, waist, or mechanical restraints. The bill also allows healthcare providers to request the removal of restraints and mandates training for correctional center staff on these new policies. Regarding compliance credits, the bill creates a system where offenders can earn 30-day credits for each full calendar month of compliance with supervision terms, with some exceptions for certain offenses and circumstances. The bill eliminates the Sentencing and Corrections Oversight Commission and modifies provisions about good time credits for inmates, allowing the department of corrections to award additional credits to offenders who demonstrate good behavior and participate in rehabilitation programs. These changes aim to improve treatment of incarcerated women, provide incentives for good behavior, and potentially reduce overall time served for compliant offenders.

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