HB143 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip Pettus Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Crimes and offenses, crime causing deatn of another person, defendant not eligible for good time, Sergeant Nick Risner Act, Sec. 14-9-41 am'd.

Description

This bill would create the Sergeant Nick Risner Act.

Under existing law, certain prisoners in the physical custody of the Department of Corrections are eligible for correctional incentive time.

This bill would provide that any person convicted of a crime that caused the death of another person would not be eligible for correctional incentive time.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses