(a) Each prisoner confined in a prison or jail in the Virgin Islands for a definite term other than for life, whose record of conduct shows that he has faithfully observed all the rules and has not been subjected to punishment, shall be entitled to a deduction from the term of his sentence beginning with the day on which the sentence commences to run, to be credited as earned and computed monthly as follows: Six days for each month of time served.
(b) A person convicted and sentenced to confinement for more than one year shall receive a reduction of sentence as follows:
(1)
(A) If the person has not graduated from an accredited high school and obtained a high school diploma or has not obtained a General Educational Development Certificate (GED) before being confined, upon successful completion of a GED while confined, evidenced by a certificate from a recognized GED program, the person’s sentence must be reduced by three months.
(B) For obtaining a two year degree (Associate Degree) from an accredited college or university the person’s sentence must be reduced by six months.
(C) For obtaining a four-year degree (Bachelors Degree) from an accredited college or university the person’s sentence must he reduced by twelve months.
(D) For completion of drug and rehabilitation programs offered by the confining institution his sentence shall be reduced be three weeks.
(E) For a technical or vocational certificate from a recognized institution approved by the confining institution his sentence may be reduced for not more than eight months at the discretion of the institution and approval of the parole board.
(F) A person confined to an institution by a court of the Virgin Islands for ten years or more and the person has worked outside of the institution performing duties for a government department or agency for more than one year and has no administrative infractions outside of the institution or disciplinary charges inside of the institution, may be reduced for not more than six months at the discretion of the institution and approval of the parole board.
(2) The reductions in sentence under this subsection are separate and apart from those in subsection (a) and once earned, may not be forfeited except for the commission of a noted disciplinary infraction while confined.