ENTITLED, An Act to provide certain earned discharge credits for inmates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 24-15A be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:
The department may grant an inmate up to ninety days of earned discharge credits for each program completion; up to ninety days of earned discharge credits upon completion of three hundred sixty hours of satisfactory work not to exceed one hundred eighty days of earned discharge credit for work in a twelve-month period; and up to three hundred sixty-five days of earned discharge credits for heroic acts in life threatening situations, through significant efforts in disaster response or by providing exceptional assistance in maintaining the safety and security of a prison. Each program shall fit the definition of evidence based practices as defined in § 16-22-1, or consist of an academic or vocational program. Earned discharge credits under this section may be granted if in the judgement of the warden and the secretary of corrections, the inmate has met the criteria set forth in this section. Nothing in this section may be the basis for establishing a constitutionally protected liberty, property, or due process interest in any inmate. Any earned discharge credit under this section shall be applied to the sentence prior to the calculation of the initial parole date.
Section 2. That § 24-15A-6 be amended to read:
24-15A-6. The department shall establish the sentence discharge date for each inmate based on the total sentence length, minus court ordered jail time credit. Each inmate shall be under the jurisdiction of the department, either incarcerated or under parole release or a combination, for the entire term of the inmate's total sentence length unless the board grants an early final discharge pursuant to § 24-15A-8, a partial early final discharge pursuant to § 24-15A-8.1, the court modifies the sentence, the inmate receives earned discharge credits pursuant to § 24-15A-50 or section 1 of this Act, the inmate receives a compliant discharge pursuant to § 16-22-29, or the sentence is
commuted.
An Act to provide certain earned discharge credits for inmates.
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I certify that the attached Act originated in the
HOUSE as Bill No. 1053
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Chief Clerk
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____________________________ Speaker of the House
____________________________ Chief Clerk
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President of the Senate
____________________________ Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1053
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___
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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
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Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
____________________________ Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
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