CSHB 153(JUD): "An Act related to the awarding of special good time deductions for prisoners participating in the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 153(JUD) 01 "An Act related to the awarding of special good time deductions for prisoners 02 participating in the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project; and providing for an 03 effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 33.20 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 33.20.021. SPECIAL GOOD TIME. (a) Notwithstanding 07 AS 12.55.125(f)(3) and 12.55.125(g)(3), the commissioner shall, upon the 08 recommendation of the project manager of the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project, 09 award a prisoner serving a sentence of at least 60 days and voluntarily participating 10 in the Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project three days special good time deduction 11 from the prisoner's sentence for each complete month the prisoner successfully 12 completes as a participant in the project. A prisoner may not be awarded a special 13 good time deduction for any partial month the prisoner participates in the project. A 14 prisoner is not entitled to a special good time deduction under this section until it is
01 actually awarded. If it is awarded, special good time shall be awarded during the 02 month following the month for which the special good time is earned. 03 (b) Upon a review of the prisoner's behavior by the project manager of the 04 Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project, the recommendation of the project manager 05 to the commissioner may be withheld in whole or in part. 06 (c) Special good time awarded under (a) of this section shall be forfeited in 07 whole or in part if the prisoner is involuntarily removed from the Point MacKenzie 08 Rehabilitation Project because of inappropriate behavior. The project manager of the 09 Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project shall post for or distribute to the inmates 10 participating in the project a description of appropriate or inappropriate behavior. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 33.20.030 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 33.20.030. DISCHARGE. A prisoner shall be released at the expiration 13 of the term of sentence less the time deducted for good time and special good time 14 [CONDUCT]. A certificate of deduction shall be entered on the commitment by the 15 warden, keeper, or the commissioner. 16 * Sec. 3. TRANSITIONAL PROVISION. Notwithstanding sec. 6 of this Act, the 17 commissioner of corrections may, upon the recommendation of the project manager of the 18 Point MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project, award special good time as provided in AS 33.20.021, 19 added by sec. 1 of this Act, to prisoners, qualified to receive special good time under 20 AS 33.20.021, added by sec. 1 of this Act, who are voluntarily participating in the Point 21 MacKenzie Rehabilitation Project on the effective date of this section for each complete month 22 the prisoner has successfully completed in the project before the effective date of this section. 23 The special good time shall be awarded, and is subject to forfeiture in the manner provided 24 in AS 33.20.021, added by sec. 1 of this Act. 25 * Sec. 4. TRANSITIONAL PROVISION. Notwithstanding sec. 6 of this Act, the 26 commissioner of corrections may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement secs. 1 27 and 2 of this Act. The regulations may not take effect before July 1, 1994. 28 * Sec. 5. Section 4 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 29 * Sec. 6. Sections 1 - 3 of this Act take effect July 1, 1994.