(1)In addition to the good time authorized in
section 17-22.5-301, earned time, not to exceed thirty days for every six months of
incarceration, may be deducted from the inmate's sentence upon a demonstration
to the department by the inmate that he has made substantial and consistent
progress in each of the following categories:
(a)Work and training, including attendance, promptness, performance,
cooperation, care of materials, and safety;
(b)Group living, including housekeeping, personal hygiene, cooperation,
social adjustment, and double bunking;
(c)Participation in counseling sessions and involvement in self-help groups;
(d)Progress toward the goals and programs established by the Colorado
diagnostic program.
(1.3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of thi
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(1) In addition to the good time authorized in
section 17-22.5-301, earned time, not to exceed thirty days for every six months of
incarceration, may be deducted from the inmate's sentence upon a demonstration
to the department by the inmate that he has made substantial and consistent
progress in each of the following categories:
(a) Work and training, including attendance, promptness, performance,
cooperation, care of materials, and safety;
(b) Group living, including housekeeping, personal hygiene, cooperation,
social adjustment, and double bunking;
(c) Participation in counseling sessions and involvement in self-help groups;
(d) Progress toward the goals and programs established by the Colorado
diagnostic program.
(1.3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section to the
contrary, after his or her first ninety days in administrative segregation, a state
inmate in administrative segregation shall be eligible to receive earned time if he or
she meets the criteria required by this section or any modified criteria developed by
the department to allow a state inmate to receive the maximum amount of earned
time allowable for good behavior and participation in any programs available to the
state inmate in administrative segregation.
(1.5) (a) In addition to the thirty days of earned time authorized in subsection
(1) of this section, an inmate who makes positive progress, in accordance with
performance standards, goals, and objectives established by the department, in the
correctional education program established pursuant to section 17-32-105, shall
receive earned time pursuant to section 17-22.5-405; except that, if, upon review of
the inmate's performance record, the inmate has failed to satisfactorily perform in
the correctional education program, any earned time received pursuant to this
paragraph (a) may be withdrawn as provided in subsection (4) of this section. For
purposes of this paragraph (a), positive progress, at a minimum, means that the
person is attentive, responsive, and cooperative during the course of instruction and
satisfactorily completes required work assignments equivalent to the courses and
hours necessary for advancement at a rate of one grade level per calendar year in
the school district where such inmate was last enrolled.
(b) Repealed.
(2) The department shall develop objective standards for measuring
substantial and consistent progress in the categories listed in subsection (1) of this
section. Such standards shall be applied in all evaluations of inmates for the earned
time authorized in this section.
(3) For each inmate sentenced for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1979,
but before July 1, 1985, the department shall review the performance record of the
inmate and shall grant, consistent with the provisions of this section, an earned time
deduction from the sentence imposed. Such review shall be conducted at least
annually; except that, in the case of an inmate who has one year or less of his
sentence remaining to be served, the review shall be conducted at least
semiannually. The earned time deduction authorized by this section shall vest upon
being granted and may not be withdrawn once it is granted.
(4) For each inmate sentenced for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1985,
the department shall review the performance record of the inmate and may grant,
withhold, withdraw, or restore, consistent with the provisions of this section, an
earned time deduction from the sentence imposed. Such review shall be conducted
as specified in subsection (3) of this section; except that the earned time deduction
authorized by this subsection (4) shall not vest upon being granted and may be
withdrawn once it is granted.
(5) For each inmate sentenced for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1987,
the department shall not credit such inmate with more than one-half of his
allowable earned time for any six-month period or portion thereof unless such
inmate was employed or was participating in institutional training or treatment
programs provided by the department or was participating in some combination of
such employment, training, or treatment programs. This subsection (5) shall not
apply to those inmates excused from such employment or programs for medical
reasons.