Bill Text: CT SB00492 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Violent Offenders From Earning Risk Reduction Credit Toward A Reduction In Sentence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00492 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00492-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 492 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 2027 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. MCKINNEY, 28th Dist. |
AN ACT PROHIBITING VIOLENT OFFENDERS FROM EARNING RISK REDUCTION CREDIT TOWARD A REDUCTION IN SENTENCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 18-98e of the general statutes be amended to prohibit an inmate sentenced to a period of incarceration for a violent crime from earning risk reduction credit toward a reduction in the sentence for such crime.
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the early release of violent offenders by prohibiting such offenders from earning risk reduction credit toward a reduction in sentence.