Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

---~-- ------~-----------------------~--------16Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Characteristics of the Criminal Justice SystemsTable 1.72 Statutory provisions. for parole eligibility and sentence reduction, by State, as ofMay 1781Table 1.72 Statutory provislon:s for parole eligibility and sentence reduction, by State, as ofMay 1781--Continued!'OTE: See !'OTE, Table 1.70. "Good time" i!1 time subtra.::ted from a sentence of imprisonment by prisonauthorities as a result of good behavior on the part of a prisoner.StateAlabanaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict ofColurrbiaProvisions for parole e~bilitY1/3 of sentenceor 10 years,whichever isless1/3 of term1/2 or 2/3 ofsentence,depending onsentenceWithindiscretion ofparole boordto release es../timeExpiration ofsentence minusgood timeTerm to beserved infull minusgood timeEffective JulyI, 1981,parole wasabolished1/3 of sentenceless good timeExpiration ofminirromDeath sentenceconrnuted to life:15 yearsLife: 25 yearsLklless minimum term,nandatory, firstoffenders releasedat any timeSecond offenders:1/3 of sentenceminus good timeSubsequentoffenders: 1/2 ofsentenceMandatory minimummust be servedin fullProvisions for sentence reductionsGood timeClass I: 75 daysfor every 30 daysservedCloss I I: 40 daysfor every 30 daysservedClass III: 20 daysfor every 30 daysservedCloss IV:ineligibleI day for every 3days servedClass I: I day forevery 2 doysservedCloss II: I day forevery 3 daysservedCloss I: 10 daysper monthCloss II: 5 daysper monthCloss III:ineligible1/3 reduction ofterm for goodconduct orparticipation inprison programs15 days per monthFor a sentence upto 5 years: 10days for eachmonth served;For a sentencegreater than 5years: 12 days foreoch month served1st year ofsentence: 5 daysper month;2nd year: 7 daysper month;3rd year: 9 daysper month;Subsequent years:10 days per monthSentence of I to 3years: 6 days permonth;3 to 5 years: 7days per month;5 to 10 years: 8days per month;Over 10 years: 10days per monthOther30 days annually fora blood donation3 days per month formeritorious conductfor first year; eachsucceeding year 5days per monthAll offendersreleased '180 daysprior to expirationof termMeritorious conduct:10 days per monthadditionalMeritoriousperformance:additional 15 daysper 6 monthsPrison industry:I day for every 7consecutive days;Meritorious conduct:up to 120 daysdeductions from termParticipation Inrehabilitativeprison programs:additional 5 doysper month11I'Ii11nfi~IiIIl'v,l!IjII~I~I~/fij1JIIStateFlorldoGeorgiaI--bwaiiIdaholilimisIndianalawaKansasKentuckyProvisions for parole eligibilitySpecialGenero.lprovisionsParoleguldp.lineshave beendeveloped thatestablishpresumptiVereleose datesbosed onseriousness ofoffense1/3 of sentenceWithindiscretion ofparole boardLlf~ terms orterms greaterthan 30 year:.,:10 years;Less than lifeor 30 yearterms: 5 yearsor 1/3 term,whichever IslessService of termIn full minusgood timeService of termIn full minusgood timeBoord mayrelease at anytime;Individual moybe required toserve term Infull minusonly good timeFollowingservice ofminimum termless goodtime earnedParole boardmay releaseoffender atany timeLife: 2S yearsProvisions for sentence reductionsGood time1st and 2nd year ofsentence: 3 daysper month;3rd and 4th year:6 days per month;Subsequent years:9 days per monthI st year: I month;2nd year: 2 months;Subsequent years:3 months; N:>tapplicable to lifesentences10 days maximum forevery month served(except for lifesentences where nogood time applies)Some must serve I to 3 yearmandatory minimums sentences: 6 daysper month;3 to S yearsentences: 7 Joysper month;5 to 10 yearsentences: 8 daysper month;10 years or mare:10 days per monthCloss A: Governormust ccmmute to aterm of years;review within 5yearsForcible felonies,previousconviction: 1/2maximum imposedI day for each dayservedCloss I: I day foreach day served;Closs II: I day forevery 2 daysserved;Class III: no goodtimeI st year: I month;2nd year: 2 months;3rd year: 3 months;4th year: 4 months;5th year: S months;Subsequent years:G monthsCloss A requiring I st year oflife: I S years imprisonment: 2must be served; if months applied tofirearm used, must reduce minimum andserve minimum term maximum;or sentenced as 2nd year: 4 monthshabitual criminal applied to reduceminimum andmoxlmum;3rd and subsequentyears: 6 monthsapplied to reduceminimum andmaximumN:>t more thon 10days per monthOtherI day for every dayof productive work;6 days per month forthose unable to workbut use time well;I to 6 days per monthfor no violationsin post 6 monthsAdditional 5 daysper month formeritorious conductTrust~e: additional10 days per monthMeritorious goodtime: additional30 daysAdditional 5 daysper month formeritorious conductor performance ofduties