CSHB 153(JUD) AM(EFD FLD S): "An Act related to the awarding of special good time deductions for prisoners participating in the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 153(JUD) am(efd fld S) 01 "An Act related to the awarding of special good time deductions for prisoners 02 participating in the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 33.20 is amended by adding a new section to read: 05 Sec. 33.20.021. SPECIAL GOOD TIME. (a) Notwithstanding 06 AS 12.55.125(f)(3) and 12.55.125(g)(3), the commissioner shall, upon the 07 recommendation of the project manager of the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project, 08 award a prisoner serving a sentence of at least 60 days and voluntarily participating 09 in the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project three days special good time deduction 10 from the prisoner's sentence for each 30 days the prisoner successfully completes as 11 a participant in the project. A prisoner is not entitled to a special good time deduction 12 under this section until it is actually awarded. If it is awarded, special good time shall 13 be awarded during the month following the month for which the special good time is 14 earned.
01 (b) The project manager of the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project, upon 02 review of a prisoner's behavior, shall recommend to the Commissioner whether to 03 award or deny special good time, in whole or in part, to a prisoner. 04 (c) Special good time awarded under (a) of this section shall be forfeited in 05 whole or in part if the prisoner is involuntarily removed from the Point MacKenzie 06 Rehabilitation Project because of inappropriate behavior. The project manager of the 07 Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project shall post for or distribute to the inmates 08 participating in the project a description of appropriate or inappropriate behavior. 09 * Sec. 2. AS 33.20.030 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 33.20.030. DISCHARGE. A prisoner shall be released at the expiration 11 of the term of sentence less the time deducted for good time and special good time 12 [CONDUCT]. A certificate of deduction shall be entered on the commitment by the 13 warden, keeper, or the commissioner. 14 * Sec. 3. TRANSITIONAL PROVISION. Notwithstanding sec. 6 of this Act, the 15 commissioner of corrections may, upon the recommendation of the project manager of the 16 Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project, award special good time as provided in AS 33.20.021, 17 added by sec. 1 of this Act, to prisoners, qualified to receive special good time under 18 AS 33.20.021, added by sec. 1 of this Act, who are voluntarily participating in the Point 19 MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project on the effective date of this section for each complete month 20 the prisoner has successfully completed in the project before the effective date of this section. 21 The special good time shall be awarded, and is subject to forfeiture in the manner provided 22 in AS 33.20.021, added by sec. 1 of this Act. 23 * Sec. 4. TRANSITIONAL PROVISION. Notwithstanding sec. 6 of this Act, the 24 commissioner of corrections may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement secs. 1 25 and 2 of this Act. The regulations may not take effect before July 1, 1994.