Senate approves corrections package including earned‑time changes and a DOC capacity workgroup
Senate Bill 159, creating a corrections workgroup and making incremental changes to earned‑time accrual and eligibility, passed after extensive floor debate and several failed amendments; Senate Bill 158 clarified early‑parole timing for the JYACAP program and also passed.
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The Colorado Senate on April 17 adopted Senate Bill 159, a package aimed at helping the Department of Corrections manage capacity and adjust earned‑time accruals, and also approved Senate Bill 158, which clarifies early‑parole procedures for the Juveniles and Young Adults Convicted as Adults Program (JYACAP).
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