SB 759 - Authorizes Early Release for Certain Prisoners in Solitary Confinement - California Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Aug. 25, 2016
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- Aug. 11, 2016
- House Bill Passed
- Aug. 4, 2016
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 3, 2015
- Introduced
- Feb. 27, 2015
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Title: Authorizes Early Release for Certain Prisoners in Solitary Confinement
Signed by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr.
Title: Authorizes Early Release for Certain Prisoners in Solitary Confinement
Title: Authorizes Early Release for Certain Prisoners in Solitary Confinement
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes certain inmates in solitary confinement to earn credit reductions from term of confinement.
Highlights:
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Requires The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to allow certain inmates in solitary confinement to earn credit reductions for early release from confinement (Sec. 2).
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Authorizes The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish the following regulations (Sec. 2):
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Classifications of disciplinary infractions to determine the rate at which inmates may earn credits;
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The time period required before credits may be restored; and
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The percentages of credits that may be restored in those time periods, not to exceed those of general population inmates.
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Requires regulations to provide for credit earning for inmates who successfully complete certain performance objectives (Sec. 2).
Title: Authorizes Certain Solitary Confinement Prisoners To Earn Good Behavior Credit