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House Study Bill 170

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 902.11, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  1  2 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    A person serving a sentence for conviction of a felony,
  1  4 other than a forcible felony, who has a criminal record of one
  1  5 or more prior convictions for a forcible felony or a crime of
  1  6 a similar gravity in this or any other state, shall be denied
  1  7 parole or work release unless the person has served at least
  1  8 one-half of the maximum term of the defendant's sentence.
  1  9 However, the mandatory sentence provided for by this section
  1 10 does not apply if either of the following apply:
  1 11    Sec. 2.  Section 902.11, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
  1 12 amended to read as follows:
  1 13    1.  The sentence being served is for a felony other than a
  1 14 forcible felony and the sentences for the prior forcible
  1 15 felonies expired at least five years before the date of
  1 16 conviction for the present felony.
  1 17    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  902.12  MINIMUM SENTENCE &endash;
  1 18 ELIGIBILITY OF FORCIBLE FELONS FOR PAROLE OR WORK RELEASE.
  1 19    1.  A person serving a sentence for a conviction of a
  1 20 forcible felony who has a criminal record of one prior
  1 21 conviction for a forcible felony or a crime of similar gravity
  1 22 in this or any other state shall be denied parole or work
  1 23 release unless the person has served at least eighty-five
  1 24 percent of the maximum term of the person's sentence.
  1 25    2.  A person serving a sentence for a conviction of a
  1 26 forcible felony who has a criminal record of two or more prior
  1 27 convictions for a forcible felony or a crime of similar
  1 28 gravity in this or any other state shall serve one hundred
  1 29 percent of the maximum term of the person's sentence and shall
  1 30 not be released on parole or work release.
  1 31    Sec. 4.  Section 903A.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
  1 32 is amended to read as follows:
  1 33    Each Unless an inmate is sentenced pursuant to section
  1 34 902.12, subsection 2, an inmate of an institution under the
  1 35 Iowa department of corrections, is eligible for a reduction of
  2  1 sentence of one day for each day of good conduct of the inmate
  2  2 while committed to one of the department's institutions.  In
  2  3 Unless an inmate is sentenced pursuant to section 902.12,
  2  4 subsection 2, in addition to the sentence reduction of one day
  2  5 for each day of good conduct, each inmate is eligible for an
  2  6 additional reduction of sentence of up to five days a month if
  2  7 the inmate participates satisfactorily in employment in the
  2  8 institution, in Iowa state industries, in an inmate employment
  2  9 program established by the director, in a treatment program
  2 10 established by the director, or in an inmate educational
  2 11 program approved by the director.  Inmates who are sentenced
  2 12 pursuant to section 902.12, subsection 2, are eligible for a
  2 13 reduction of sentence of up to five days per year for good
  2 14 conduct while committed to one of the department's
  2 15 institutions.  Reduction of sentence pursuant to this section
  2 16 may be subject to forfeiture pursuant to section 903A.3.
  2 17 Computation of good conduct time is subject to the following
  2 18 conditions:  
  2 19                           EXPLANATION
  2 20    This bill provides that persons sentenced for a second
  2 21 forcible felony are to serve 85 percent of their sentence
  2 22 before they are eligible for parole or work release.  Persons
  2 23 sentenced for a third or subsequent forcible felony, under the
  2 24 bill, are to serve their entire sentence but are eligible for
  2 25 sentence reductions of up to five days per year for good
  2 26 behavior.  Persons confined in an institution under the
  2 27 control of the department of corrections are currently
  2 28 eligible for reductions of one day for each day of good
  2 29 behavior and an additional five days a month for participation
  2 30 in institutional employment, an employment program, or an
  2 31 educational or treatment program.  
  2 32 LSB 1839HC 76
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