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New York release countdown
Enter dates from the official NYS DOCCS record and see the days to go. The dates are kept only in this browser on this device and are never sent to us.
Estimate, not official. This only counts days to the dates you type. Only NYS DOCCS or the parole board sets release dates, and they can move.
What could change the date in New York
- Good time (Penal Law §70.40, Correction Law §803): the conditional release date is one-third off the maximum for indeterminate sentences and one-seventh off for determinate sentences, unless good time is lost. (NYS DOCCS: Serving a Sentence (good time, merit time, conditional release)) (opens in new tab)
- Merit time: one-sixth off the minimum (one-third for A-I drug felonies) on indeterminate sentences, or one-seventh off determinate terms. Requires a GED, a treatment or vocational certificate, or 400 hours of work-crew service, and no serious infractions. (NYS DOCCS: Serving a Sentence (good time, merit time, conditional release)) (opens in new tab)
- Supplemental merit time: another one-sixth for certain A-II through E drug felonies. (NYS DOCCS: Serving a Sentence (good time, merit time, conditional release)) (opens in new tab)
- Limited Credit Time Allowance: 6 months for some non-merit-eligible people who complete significant programs. (NYS DOCCS: Serving a Sentence (good time, merit time, conditional release)) (opens in new tab)
- Merit time is not available for violent felony offenses, non-drug A-I felonies, manslaughter 2nd, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, incest, or sex offenses (Penal Law art. 130 or 263). (NYS DOCCS: Serving a Sentence (good time, merit time, conditional release)) (opens in new tab)
- LCTA is not available for murder 1st or art. 130 sex offenses. (NYS DOCCS: Serving a Sentence (good time, merit time, conditional release)) (opens in new tab)
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