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ACA-15 Corrections: parole consideration and credit earning.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


That Section 32 of Article I thereof is amended to read:

SEC. 32.
 (a) The following provisions are hereby enacted to enhance public safety, improve rehabilitation, and avoid the release of prisoners by federal court order, notwithstanding anything in this article or any other provision of law:
(1) Parole Consideration: Any  Except as provided in paragraph (3), a  person convicted of a nonviolent felony offense and sentenced to state prison shall be eligible for parole consideration after completing the full term for his or her  the inmate’s  primary offense.
(A)  For purposes of this section only, the full term for the primary offense means the longest term of imprisonment imposed by the court for any offense, excluding the imposition of an enhancement, consecutive sentence, or alternative sentence.
(2) Credit Earning: The  Except as provided in paragraph (3), the  Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall have authority to award credits earned for good behavior and approved rehabilitative or educational achievements.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to an inmate serving a sentence for a sex offense that will require registration as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act, codified in Sections 290 through 290.024, inclusive, of the Penal Code, or any successor statute. This paragraph does not apply to credits earned or grants of parole issued prior to the effective date of this paragraph.
(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall adopt regulations in furtherance of these provisions, and the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall certify that these regulations protect and enhance public safety.