Exemption for College Program Completion Earned Time

Under existing law, the department of corrections may, for an inmate who was sentenced for a nonviolent felony offense, deduct earned time from the inmate's sentence for each accredited degree or other credential awarded by an institution of higher education to the inmate while the inmate is incarcerated or on parole (degree or credential earned time). The bill exempts degree or credential earned time from the statutory limit on earned time.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)