Appendix A

Statutory "Good Time" Credits for Criminal Sentences

1. Inmates sentenced prior to October 1, 1976, may earn:

· 60 days "good time" credit for each year and pro rata for part of a year served for a sentence of not more than five years

· 90 days for each subsequent year (after the fifth) and pro rata for part of a year served

· five days per month for each month served as a meritorious time service award may be granted by warden or commissioner

2. Inmates sentenced for a crime committed on or after October 1, 1976, may earn:

· 10 days "good time" per month and pro rata for part of a month served for the first five years of a sentence

· 15 days per month and pro rate for part of a month served for each subsequent year

· "good time" credit applies to minimum and maximum terms of indeterminate sentence

· credit applies to term of determinate sentence

3. Inmates sentenced for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1981, may earn:

· 10 days per month and pro rata for part of a month served for first five years of sentence

· 12 days per month and pro rata for part of a month served for each subsequent year

 

4. Inmates sentenced for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1983, may earn:

· 10 days per month and pro rata for part of a month served for first five years

· 12 days per month and pro rata for part of a month served for each subsequent year

5. All inmates sentenced prior to October 1994, may earn:

· employment time credits of 1 day deducted for every 7 consecutive days worked

· Outstandingly Meritorious Performance Award of up to 120 days deducted for exceptional personal achievement, accomplishment, or performance in prison

 

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