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Truth in Sentencing is a 1998 state law which eliminates Disciplinary Credits, good time and corrections centers for certain offenders and requires offenders to serve the entire minimum sentence in prison prior to being considered for parole. It replaces Disciplinary Credits with "disciplinary time" or bad time, which is accumulated for incurring misconducts while in prison. This disciplinary time is not to be formally added to the minimum sentence, but the Parole Board must consider the amount of time each prisoner has accumulated when it considers parole. The new law applies to assaultive crimes committed on or after Dec. 15, 1998, and all other crimes committed on or after Dec. 15, 2000.
There have been no changes with the Truth in Sentencing law and currently, there has been no discussion of changing it. Citizens with an interest in the law should discuss the subject with their legislator. Part of Truth in Sentencing is that offenders must serve their entire minimum sentence in a secure facility before being elegible for parole.
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