Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section 44-6-126 - Meritorious good time(a) For any inmate incarcerated for crimes committed before July 1, 1982, "meritorious" good time credits may be recommended to the Kansas parole board for any meritorious act by an inmate, if deemed appropriate by the unit team and subject to the approval of the program management committee and the warden. (1) The action taken on this recommendation by the Kansas parole board shall be recorded in the inmate's record by the records officer at the institution. (2) The application of these "meritorious" good time credits shall be in addition to other authorized good time credits. (b) For any offenses committed on and after July 1, 1982, but before July 1, 1984, no meritorious good time credits shall be given. (c) For any offenses committed on and after July 1, 1984, but before July 1, 1993, meritorious good time shall again be available, and an inmate may be awarded not more than 90 days per meritorious act by the secretary of corrections in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 22-3717(a) and amendments thereto. Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-6-126
Authorized by K.S.A. 75-5210, as amended by L. 2002, Ch. 154, Sec. 1, K.S.A. 75-5251; implementing K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 22-3717, as amended by L. 2002, Ch. 163, Sec. 5, K.S.A. 75-5210, as amended by L. 2002, Ch. 154, Sec. 1, K.S.A. 75-5251; effective, T-84-32, Nov. 23, 1983; effective May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-37, Dec. 19, 1984; amended May 1, 1985; amended Nov. 12, 1990; amended Sept. 30, 1991; amended Sept. 6, 2002.