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Earned Time Act (S342)

New York sentence-credit laws: Earned Time Act (S342)

The Earned Time Act (S342) is pending in New York. It would allow up to one-half off a maximum sentence instead of the current one-third.

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What changes

  • Pending; not law.
  • Would raise possible good time from 1/3 to up to 1/2 of the maximum.

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