Kan. Admin. Regs. § 123-6-101

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 42, October 17, 2024

Section 123-6-101 - Definitions

For purposes of sentence computation, terms used in this article dealing with good time credits shall be defined as follows:

(a) "Allocation of good time credits" means the breakdown of the total number of established good time credits into groups of whole credits that are available to the offender in separate time periods.

(b) "Application of good time credits" means the entry of credits or forfeitures into the official record of the offender and the consequent adjustment of the conditional release date.

(c) "Award of good time credits" means the act by the program team and the superintendent or designee of granting all or part of the allocation of credits available for the time period under review, if the offender has acted in a way that merits a reduction of the term of actual confinement by those credits.

(d) "Establishment of good time credits" means the creation of the pool of credits that decreases part of the term of actual confinement for good work and behavior over a period of time. Good time credits shall not forgive or eliminate the sentence but shall function only to allow the offender to earn the privilege of being released from confinement earlier than the full matrix sentence, subject to the conditions specified and imposed pursuant to applicable law.

(e) "Forfeiture of good time credits" means the removal of the credits and consequent reinstatement of a term of actual confinement by a disciplinary hearing officer pursuant to articles 12 and 13 of these regulations.

(f) "Withholding of good time credits" means the act by the program team and the superintendent or designee of not awarding all or part of the allocation of credits available for the time period under review, if the offender has not acted in a way that merits a reduction of the term of actual confinement by those credits.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 123-6-101

Authorized by K.S.A. 38-16,130 and K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 75-7024; implementing K.S.A. 38-16,130; effective Dec. 1, 2006.