Use of earned risk reduction credits. Report.

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Not later than January 1, 2019, and quarterly thereafter, the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and Management, after consultation with the Commissioner of Correction, shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, report to the General Assembly details about earned risk reduction credits awarded to reduce an inmate's sentence pursuant to section 18-98e. Such report shall include: (1) The number of inmates released overall and the number of inmates released early as a result of the award of such credit; (2) the crimes for which such released inmates were convicted; (3) the amount of risk reduction credit earned by inmates released early pursuant to such credit; and (4) any recidivism data regarding inmates who were released early pursuant to such credit, including any data such as rate of reentry into the correctional system, elapsed time between release and such reentry, and the crimes for which such inmates were convicted that resulted in such reentry. Not later than thirty days after submission of the report to the General Assembly, said commissioner shall post the report on the Department of Correction's Internet web site.

(P.A. 15-216, S. 1; P.A. 18-155, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 18-155 replaced “January 1, 2016” with “January 1, 2019”, replaced provision re Commissioner of Correction after consultation with Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division to report with provision re Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division after consultation with Commissioner of Correction to report.


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