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2000 SESSION

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HB 960 Prisoners; good time credit.

Introduced by: W. B. (Benny) Keister | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Jail; good time credit. Allows the sheriff or jail administrator to grant prisoners serving a sentence of 24 months or less who participate in work programs credits to their sentences not to exceed one day for each day served. Current law prohibits the earning of any type of credit in excess of 15 percent of his sentence by a prisoner committed to jail upon a felony offense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005819814  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005819814
• 01/24/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/13/00  House: Tabled in Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)