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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Notwithstanding AS 12.55.125(f)(3) and 12.55.125(g)(3), a prisoner convicted of an offense against the state or a political subdivision of the state and sentenced to a term of imprisonment that exceeds three days is entitled to a deduction of one-third of the term of imprisonment rounded off to the nearest day if the prisoner follows the rules of the correctional facility in which the prisoner is confined. A prisoner is not eligible for a good time deduction if the prisoner has been sentenced
(1) to a mandatory 99-year term of imprisonment under AS 12.55.125(a) after June 27, 1996;
(2) to a definite term under AS 12.55.125(l);
(3) for a sexual felony under AS 12.55.125(i)
(A) and has one or more prior sexual felony convictions as determined under AS 12.55.145(a)(4); or
(B) that is an unclassified or a class A felony; or
(4) for an unclassified felony under AS 11.41.100 or 11.41.110.
(b) Repealed by SLA 1996, ch. 7, § 18, eff. June 27, 1996
(c) A prisoner may not be awarded a good time deduction under (a) of this section for any period spent in a treatment program, in a private residence, or on electronic monitoring.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners § 33.20.010. Computation of good time - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-33-probation-prisons-pardons-and-prisoners/ak-st-sect-33-20-010/
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