SB 158 DE

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This bill expands prison-based jobs to provide work experience and job skill training and will assist offenders with reentry, while also maintaining Department of Correction (“DOC”) facilities. DOC has not been able to increase the number of offender job opportunities at its facilities or increase inmate wages due to budget constraints; and allowing offenders to be either compensated or awarded additional good time credits will allow the Department to increase the number of offenders eligible to work and provide them with additional opportunities to earn good time credits. Increasing the number of good time credit days an offender may earn will enhance the incentive for inmates to participate in approved programs and productive work.

• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic · primary
• Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
• Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · primary

1. Jun 3, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate · upper
2. Jun 9, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
3. Jun 10, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
4. Jun 11, 2021 Assigned to Corrections Committee in House · lower
5. Jun 15, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections) in House with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · lower
6. Jun 24, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
7. Jul 20, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF