Nebraska Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure for Crediting Jail Time to Multiple Contemporaneously-Imposed Sentences by Matthew Clarke In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Nebraska clarified the procedure to be used when crediting time spent in pretrial incarceration against multiple contemporaneously-imposed sentences pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-1.106, …

Sixth Circuit: Courts May Consider Good Prison Conduct in Sentence Reduction Under First Step Act by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held on April 14, 2020, that a sentencing court may consider a prisoner’s good conduct in fashioning a lower sentence …

In a Rare Move, California Court of Appeal Discharges Prisoner from All Forms of Custody, Including Parole, After Finding Time Served in Prison Grossly Disproportionate to His Offense by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, discharged William E. Palmer II from all …

Reconsidering Early Release Georgetown J. of Law and Pub. Policy 2013 ARTICLES Clemency, Parole, Good-Time Credits, and Crowded Prisons Reconsidering Early Release PAUL J. LARKIN, JR.* INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

Balancing Our Priorities Conference Mi Truth in Sentencing Handout Apr 29 2008 Re-assessing “Truth-in-Sentencing”’ the impact of eliminating disciplinary credits and community residential programs Robert Brown, Jr. Balancing Our Priorities Conference May 2, 2008 Lansing, Michigan Truth in Sentencing Part A: The elimination of disciplinary credits Good time For decades, …

Illinois Good Time Report August 2010 R EPORT ON THE M ERITORIOUS G OOD T IME AND MGT P USH P ROGRAMS S TATE OF I LLINOIS G OVERNOR P AT Q UINN A UGUST 13, 2010 Report on the Meritorious Good Time and MGT Push Programs I. INTRODUCTION On …

Md Work Credit Report, 2004 Performance Audit Report Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Diminution Credits Enhancements to Existing Processes are Needed to Help Ensure that Diminution Credits are Properly Applied Some Inmate Release Dates Were Incorrect as a Result of Credit Calculation Errors December 2004 OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE …