Assembly Bill A1886

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain inmates serving an indeterminate sentence to receive good time allowances of up to 1/3 of their minimum sentences

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A1886 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§803 & 805, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4417
2011-2012: A5509, A7335
2013-2014: A6866
2015-2016: A6281
2017-2018: A6574
2021-2022: A2419

2019-A1886 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes inmates serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for offenses involving controlled substances and marihuana to receive good time allowances against the minimum terms of their sentences not to exceed one-third of the minimum term imposed; provides that drug offenders can receive good behavior allowances for progress in assigned treatment programs and willing performance of duties.

2019-A1886 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1886
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARRON, JAFFEE, COOK, HYNDMAN -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  authorizing  certain
   inmates  serving  indeterminate  sentences to receive good time allow-
   ances against the minimum terms of their sentences not to  exceed  one
   third of the actual minimum term imposed
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 803 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  EVERY  PERSON  CONFINED IN AN INSTITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OR A
 FACILITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE  SERVING  AN  INDETERMINATE
 SENTENCE  OF  IMPRISONMENT,  FOR  AN  OFFENSE  CONTAINED  IN ARTICLE TWO
 HUNDRED TWENTY OR TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE PENAL LAW,  MAY  RECEIVE
 TIME ALLOWANCE AGAINST THE MINIMUM TERM OR PERIOD OF HIS OR HER SENTENCE
 NOT  TO  EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE ONE-THIRD OF THE TERM OR PERIOD IMPOSED
 BY THE COURT. SUCH ALLOWANCES MAY BE GRANTED FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR AND EFFI-
 CIENT AND  WILLING  PERFORMANCE  OF  DUTIES  ASSIGNED  OR  PROGRESS  AND
 ACHIEVEMENT  IN  AN  ASSIGNED  TREATMENT  PROGRAM,  AND MAY BE WITHHELD,
 FORFEITED OR CANCELED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR BAD BEHAVIOR, VIOLATION OF
 INSTITUTIONAL RULES OR FAILURE TO PERFORM  PROPERLY  IN  THE  DUTIES  OR
 PROGRAM ASSIGNED.
   §  2.  Section  803  of  the correction law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
   1-B. EVERY PERSON CONFINED IN AN INSTITUTION OF THE  DEPARTMENT  OR  A
 FACILITY  IN  THE  DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE SERVING AN INDETERMINATE
 SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT,  FOR  AN  OFFENSE  CONTAINED  IN  ARTICLE  TWO
 HUNDRED  TWENTY  OR TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE PENAL LAW, MAY RECEIVE
 TIME ALLOWANCE AGAINST THE MINIMUM TERM OR PERIOD OF HIS OR HER SENTENCE
 NOT TO EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE ONE-THIRD OF THE TERM OR  PERIOD  IMPOSED
 BY THE COURT. SUCH ALLOWANCES MAY BE GRANTED FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR AND EFFI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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