HB9 Alabama 2023 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to correctional incentive time; to amend Section 14-9-41, as last amended by Act 2022-322, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the amount of correctional incentive time a prisoner receives; to require a prisoner to remain in a certain classification for a longer period of time before moving up to a higher classification; to provide for additional circumstances in which a prisoner may be required to forfeit his or her correctional incentive time; and to require the Department of Corrections to provide annual reports to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Attorney General regarding correctional incentive time.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, prisoners who have been convicted of an offense and are in custody may earn correctional incentive time, which is a deduction from the term of his or her sentence. The amount of time earned varies with the level of the prisoner's classification</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would reduce the amount of time a prisoner may earn correctional incentive time</p><p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, prisoners are assigned to a classification for purposes of accruing correctional incentive time and must remain in a certain classification for a period of time before he or she may move up in classification</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would increase the amount of time a prisoner must spend in a certain classification before he or she may move up in classification</p><p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, prisoners may be required to forfeit correctional incentive time in certain circumstances</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide additional circumstances where an inmate would be required to forfeit correctional incentive time</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also require the Department of Corrections to provide annual reports to the HB9 INTRODUCED Legislature, the Governor, and the Attorney General regarding correctional incentive time</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to correctional incentive time; to amend Section 14-9-41, as last amended by Act 2022-322, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the amount of correctional incentive time a prisoner receives; to require a prisoner to remain in a certain classification for a longer period of time before moving up to a higher classification; to provide for additional circumstances in which a prisoner may be required to forfeit his or her correctional incentive time; and to require the Department of Corrections to provide annual reports to the Legislature, the Governor, and the Attorney General regarding correctional incentive time. </p>