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

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice StatIstics 1983,Table 1.72 Statutory provisions for parole eligibility and sentence reductIon, by State, as ofMay I 981--ContInuedProvIsions. for I2aroIe eligibIlIt:r:ProvIsions for s!:ntence reductionsSpecIalState General erovIsions Good timeUTher.. ~i ICharacteristics\l\Iof the Criminal JustIce SystemsTable 1.72 Statutory provisIons for parole eligibility and sentence reduction, by State, as ofMay 1981--ContInuedProvisions for earole eligibilit:r:Provisions for sentence reductionsSpecialState General erovisions Good time OtherLouIsIana 1/3 of sentence I st offenders with CredIt for time I MontanaJless than 5 yearsI /3 of sentence Dangerousserved in custody ',\.. MedIum I: 10 daysor I yearEducational programs:sentence: anytime offenders: 1/2~t per month;(nondangerous13 days per month;prIor to 1/3 ofof sentence Medium II: 13 daysoffenders)Self-improvementterm;\per month; activities: 3 daysLife: IneligIble jeMedium III: (after per monthunless termI year), 15 dayscommuted to aper morythfixed perIod of!NebraskayearsIExpIration of I st year: 2 months;minimum termAdditional 5 days2nd year: 2 months;I:mInus goodper month forMoine No parole; 10 days per month Additional 2 days3rd year: 3 months; I timeperformance ofservice ofSubsequent years: dutiesper month forterm in fullperformonce of4 monthsminus goodwork duties Nevadatime1/3 of sentence 1st 2 years:or I year,Certain credIts as2 months; parole board mayMaryland 1/5 of term Life: 15 years I whIchever is5 days for each Additional 5 days2nd 2 years: grant! greater 4 months;Subsequent years:. month per month formerItorious conductand special work;5 months for eachno more than 5 daysyear servedper monthNew Hcrnpshire Service of Life: 18 years 90 days for eachminimum termMeritorious conduct:Massachusetts Violent Certain crimes 4 months to 364minus good time;Illork, educationalyear of minimummInus good5 additional daysLife for murder I: term of service against minimum and--------~ .. ~~offenders must require service of days: 2.5 days progra:ns permitserve 2/3 of a minimum of 2timeper month;40 years minusreduction of up tomaximum term;minimum years 2 to 3 years: 7.5good time7.5 days per monthAdditional 4 dayssentence Offenders serving days per month; servedagainst minimum andNon=violent life terms for 3 to 4 years: 10 Confinement in prison1\maximum term foroffenders must crimes other than days per month; camp: 2.5 days per each blood donationserve 1/3 ofNew JerseyI st or 2nd degreeAnytIme within Offense classesl~ or more years: month;One day for everyminimum murder eligibledIscretion of12.5 days perI and 2 have a10 days off sentence5 days served butsentence for parole hearing ~parole boardmonthfixed mInImum cannot reduce CIfor I pint blood IIofter servingunless mInimum term to be serveddonationmondatory minimum15 yearsterm imposed prIor to paroleconsideratIonMichigan Expiration ofNew Mexic:oMandatory minimumService ofI st and 2nd year:Life: 30 years None, as ofterm In fullMerItorious conduct:minimum term must be served 5 days per month; July 1979minus good10 days per month;minus good in full 3rd and 4th year: ccnductSupport-service work:time6 days per month;o to 5 days per5th and 6th year:month;7 days per month;Industrial good time:7th to 9th year:o to 10 days per9 days per month;month;10th to 14th year:Extra-industrial10 days per month;good tIme:15th to 19th year:o to 10 days12 days JJt!r month;additionalOver 20 years:New York Followingper month15 days per month Up to 1/3 reductionexpIration of of moximum termMinnesota Expiration of Life: 20 years;mInImum termI day for everysentence Life with previous 2 days servedminus goodNorth Carolinamurder conviction:For felony I day for eachconmIttedAddItional reductionstime25 yearsday In custodyafter July I,may be awarded for1981: 90 dayswork, education,Mississippi I year after I st year: 3 days Additional 30 days beforeetc.admission to per month;prison systemper year within expiratIon of2nd year: 4 dayswithindiscretion of term mInusper month;discretion ofsuperintendent good time3rd year: 5 daysparole boardNorth Dakota AnytIme withinper mor.th; Sentence of I to 3discretIon ofMeritorious conduct:4th year: 6 days years: 6 days perparole boardadditional 2 daysper month;month; per month5th year: 7 daysSentence of 3 to 5Missouri 1/2 of term; Nondangerousno one sholl offenders: 1/4 ofserve more term;than 2/3 of Life: 30 yearsterm166per month;years: 7 days per6th year: 8 daysmonth;per month;Sentence of 3 to 107th year: 9 daysyears: 8 days perper month;month;8th year: 10 daysSentence of 10per month;years or more: 109th year: II daysdays per monthper month;CllIo Expiration ofOver 10 years: 15CapItol offense: I year: 5 daysmInimum termdays per monthIS years per month;minus good 2 years: 6 daystImeper month;3 years: 8 daysper month;4 years: 9 daysper month;5 years: 10 daysper month167