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Senate approves bill tightening "good time" and parole rules for offenders convicted before Aug. 1, 2024
Summary
The Louisiana Senate passed House Bill 208, which alters release-eligibility rules for certain incarcerated people convicted before Aug. 1, 2024, limiting good-time credit for specified offender classes and changing parole supervision calculations. The bill drew extended floor questions about fiscal impact and retroactivity.
The Louisiana Senate on Thursday passed House Bill 208, an act amending provisions in Title 15 that govern release eligibility of incarcerated persons, including limits on "good time" credits for certain offenders convicted before Aug. 1, 2024, and changes to parole supervision calculations.
The bill, presented on the floor by Senator Morris, was approved 26-12. Senators on the floor pressed staff and the sponsor for details about fiscal consequences, whether the changes would be applied retroactively to people already released, and how the law would affect parole and probation timelines.
Supporters, including Senator Morris, said the measure aligns prior special-session changes and clarifies how good-time and parole eligibility rules apply to offenses committed before the August 2024 cutoff. Opponents warned the bill could return people on…
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