Signed by Governor Jeff Landry

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that reduces the ability of incarcerated individuals convicted in the death of an officer or first responder from earning time off their sentences for good behavior in the state of Louisiana.

Highlights:

• Establishes the following as criteria for offenders sentences to be considered “good time” (Sec. 1): 

• An offender convicted a fourth or subsequent time of nonviolent felony offenses; 

• Sentenced to imprisonment for a state number of years or months; and

• Completed sentences in good behavior and performance of work or self-improvement activities. 

• Authorizes the Secretary to establish regulations for awarding good time and determine when good time has been earned toward diminution of sentence (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the diminution of sentence to be at a rate of 13 days for every 7 days in actual custody served on the imposed sentence (Sec. 1). 

• Prohibits diminution of a sentence if an inmate in custody is an offender in a parish prison or in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a person convicted in the death of a victim killed in the line of duty as a peace officer for a rate of one day for every 30 days in custody (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies the following criteria as required for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections annual report: 

• The name and offender number; 

• The date of release of the offender; 

• The offense for which the offender was incarcerated at the time of his release; 

• Whether the offender obtained a GED certification or completed a literacy program before being released; and

• Any information relative to juvenile offenders. 

• Authorizes this act to be effective upon signature by the governor (Sec. 2). 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that reduces the ability of incarcerated individuals convicted in the death of an officer or first responder from earning time off their sentences for good behavior in the state of Louisiana.

Highlights:

• Establishes the following as criteria for offenders sentences to be considered “good time” (Sec. 1): 

• An offender convicted a fourth or subsequent time of nonviolent felony offenses; 

• Sentenced to imprisonment for a state number of years or months; and

• Completed sentences in good behavior and performance of work or self-improvement activities. 

• Authorizes the Secretary to establish regulations for awarding good time and determine when good time has been earned toward diminution of sentence (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the diminution of sentence to be at a rate of 13 days for every 7 days in actual custody served on the imposed sentence (Sec. 1). 

• Prohibits diminution of a sentence if an inmate in custody is an offender in a parish prison or in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that a person convicted in the death of a victim killed in the line of duty as a peace officer for a rate of one day for every 30 days in custody (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies the following criteria as required for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections annual report: 

• The name and offender number; 

• The date of release of the offender; 

• The offense for which the offender was incarcerated at the time of his release; 

• Whether the offender obtained a GED certification or completed a literacy program before being released; and

• Any information relative to juvenile offenders. 

• Authorizes this act to be effective upon signature by the governor (Sec. 2). 

Full Bill Text