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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Every committed offender shall be eligible for parole upon the earliest of the following:
(a) When the offender has served one-half the minimum term of his or her sentence as provided in sections 83-1,107 and 83-1,108;
(b) For a committed offender serving a maximum term of twenty years or less, two years prior to the offender's mandatory discharge date; or
(c) For a committed offender serving a maximum term of more than twenty years, when the offender has served eighty percent of the time until the offender's mandatory discharge date.
(2) The board shall conduct a parole review not later than sixty days prior to the date a committed offender becomes eligible for parole as provided in this subsection, except that if a committed offender is eligible for parole upon his or her commitment to the department, a parole review shall occur as early as is practical. No such reduction of sentence shall be applied to any sentence imposing a mandatory minimum term.
(3)(a) This subsection applies to any committed offender sentenced to consecutive terms, whether received at the same time or at any time during the original sentence.
(b) The maximum terms shall be added to compute the new maximum term which, less good time, shall determine the date when discharge from the custody of the state becomes mandatory.
(c) The committed offender shall be eligible for release on parole upon the earliest of the following:
(i) When the offender has served the total of one-half the minimum term as provided in sections 83-1,107 and 83-1,108;
(ii) For a committed offender serving a maximum term of twenty years or less, two years prior to the offender's mandatory discharge date; or
(iii) For a committed offender serving a maximum term of more than twenty years, when the offender has served eighty percent of the time until the offender's mandatory discharge date.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 83. State Institutions § 83-1,110. Committed offender; eligible for release on parole; when - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-83-state-institutions/ne-rev-st-sect-83-1-110/
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