Bill Text: CT HB06391 | 2011 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 6391 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Offender Risk Reduction Earned Credits.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-11 - File Number 789 [HB06391 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB06391-Comm_Sub.html

General Assembly		*Substitute Bill No. 6391*
*January Session, 2011*		_____HB06391APP___042611____

AN ACT CONCERNING OFFENDER RISK REDUCTION EARNED CREDITS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2011) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Correction shall establish an incentive plan for inmates to earn credit toward achieving a reduction of their sentence and an early release from incarceration. The incentive plan shall provide for the earning of such credit by compliance with the inmate's accountability plan, good conduct, obedience to the rules and participation in programs that will prepare the inmate to return to the community. The commissioner shall adopt policies and procedures to determine the amount of credit that an inmate may earn toward a reduction in his or her sentence.