District of Columbia Statutes
§ 24-401c — Application for reduction of sentence.
District of Columbia·Title 24 Prisoners and Their Treatment.·Ch. 4 Indeterminate Sentences and Paroles.·Subch. I General Provisions.
When by reason of his training and response to the rehabilitation program of the Department of Corrections it appears to the Board that there is a reasonable probability that a prisoner will live and remain at liberty without violating the law, and that his immediate release is not incompatible with the welfare of society, but he has not served his minimum sentence, the Board in its discretion may apply to the court imposing sentence for a reduction of his minimum sentence. The court shall have jurisdiction to act upon the application at any time prior to the expiration of the minimum sentence and no hearing shall be required. If a prisoner is serving a sentence for a crime for which a minimum sentence is prescribed by § 24-403(b) his minimum sentence shall not be reduced under this sectio
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Related
Olden v. United States
781 A.2d 740 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2001)
Legislative History
July 17, 1947, 61 Stat. 379, ch. 263, § 4; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 92, ch. 159, § 201(b)
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