HB459 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve HurstRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

County and municipal jails, allows inmates to pick up litter to earn deduction in sentence time

Summary

HB459 lets nonviolent offenders in county and municipal jails earn sentence reductions by picking up litter, and requires local law enforcement to adopt policies to implement the incentive.

What This Bill Does

The bill allows nonviolent offenders in county or municipal jails to receive sentence reductions for performing litter pickup along specified public areas. For each eight-hour day of work, a full 24-hour deduction can be earned. Local police chiefs and county sheriffs must adopt policies implementing these deductions within 90 days of the act’s effective date. It also ties the definition of nonviolent offender to an existing Alabama statute.

Who It Affects

• Nonviolent offenders in county or municipal jails who participate in litter cleanup and may earn sentence reductions.
• Municipal chiefs of police and county sheriffs who must implement and oversee the eligible program through formal policies.

Key Provisions

• Nonviolent offenders in county or municipal jails may earn a sentence deduction by picking up litter along public highways, roads, streets, public rights-of-way, sidewalks, public walkways, or public waterways.
• The deduction is one full 24-hour day for every eight-hour work day spent on the litter pickup task.
• Municipal chiefs of police and county sheriffs must adopt policies consistent with this section within 90 days after the act’s effective date.
• The definition of 'nonviolent offender' uses the same meaning as in Section 12-25-32, Code of Alabama 1975.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Jails