Awards credits to reduce the parole eligibility date of inmates who participate in college and associate degree educational programming.
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Overview
This bill aims to give New Jersey inmates who participate in college or associate degree programs credits that shorten their parole eligibility dates. Currently, inmates can earn credits for ‘productive occupations’ like vocational training, and this bill expands that definition to specifically include college and degree programs. The bill clarifies that these credits won’t affect good behavior deductions or other existing credits. It updates existing law to reflect this expanded definition of productive occupations.
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Joseph Cryan
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