NC Register Volume 9 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings
NC Register Volume 9 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings
NC Register Volume 9 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings
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. 0106,<br />
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PROPOSED RULES<br />
TITLE 5 DEPARTMENT OF<br />
-<br />
CORRECTION<br />
Notice is hereby given in accordance with G.S.<br />
<strong>15</strong>0B-21.2 that the Department <strong>of</strong> Correction<br />
intends to repeal rules cited as 5 <strong>NC</strong>AC 2B .0101<br />
. 0108; and adopt rules cited as 5 <strong>NC</strong>AC 2B<br />
.0109- .0114.<br />
1 he proposed effective date <strong>of</strong> this action is<br />
February 1, 1995.<br />
1 he public hearing will be conducted at 10:00<br />
a.m. on December 1 ,<br />
1994 at the Randall Building<br />
Conference Room, 831 West Morgan Street,<br />
Raleigh, <strong>NC</strong> 27603.<br />
responsibly.— Effective and efficient allocation <strong>of</strong><br />
good time and gain time awards is a critical elo<br />
ment for maintaining order, security, and appropri<br />
ate management <strong>of</strong> the inmate population.<br />
(b) This policy establi shes a method <strong>of</strong> comput<br />
ing sentence reduction credits in the form <strong>of</strong> Good<br />
Time for satisfactory behavior,— Gain Time for<br />
participation in work or program assignments, and<br />
meritoriou s time for behavior or specific acts not<br />
normally required <strong>of</strong> an inmate. This policy<br />
applies to inmates confined in any facility in the<br />
Division <strong>of</strong> Prisons <strong>of</strong> the North Carolina Depart -<br />
ment <strong>of</strong> Correction, a jail,<br />
a regional confinement<br />
facility, a "County Farm", or any other local<br />
confinement facility established for the incarecra<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> convicted <strong>of</strong>fenders .<br />
Statutory Authority G.S. 148-11; 148-13;<br />
<strong>15</strong>A-1340. 7.<br />
Jxeason for Proposed Action:<br />
To repeal existing<br />
rules so rules can be consecutive, to adopt rules<br />
for earned time in accordance with the Structured<br />
Sentencing Act, and to adopt rules for good time,<br />
gain time, and meritorious time.<br />
(comment Procedures:<br />
Any person or organization<br />
desiring to make oral comments at the hearing<br />
should register to do so at the hearing.<br />
will be limited to<br />
Statements<br />
10 minutes and one typewritten<br />
copy <strong>of</strong> any such statement should be submitted at<br />
the hearing. Any additional comments should be<br />
forwarded to the <strong>NC</strong> Division <strong>of</strong> Prisons, Attn. :<br />
Deborah L. McSwain, 831 West Morgan Street,<br />
Raleigh, <strong>NC</strong> 27603, by December 1, 1994.<br />
.0106 SPLIT SENTE<strong>NC</strong>ES<br />
Inmates<br />
serving an active pri son term followed<br />
by a period <strong>of</strong> Special Probation are not eligible<br />
for Good Time, Gain Time or Meritoriou s<br />
Time.<br />
Inmates serving an active sentence following the<br />
revocation <strong>of</strong> Special Probation are eligible for<br />
Good Time, Gain Time, and Meritorious Time.<br />
Statutory Authority G. S.<br />
148-13.<br />
.0108 CRIMINAL CONTEMPT<br />
Inmates— committed—to<br />
<strong>15</strong>A-1340.7; 148-11;<br />
custody—fer<br />
criminal<br />
contempt arc not eligible for Good Time, Gain<br />
Time or Meritorious Time.<br />
tLditor's Note:<br />
These Rules were filed as temporary<br />
rules effective November <strong>15</strong>, 1994 for a<br />
period <strong>of</strong> 180 days or until the permanent rule<br />
becomes effective,<br />
whichever is sooner.<br />
CHAPTER 2 - DIVISION OF PRISONS<br />
SUBCHAPTER 2B - INMATE CONDUCT<br />
RULES: DISCIPLINE<br />
SECTION .0100 -<br />
.0101 PURPOSE<br />
GOOD TIME AND GAIN<br />
TIME<br />
(a) Th e General Statutes authorize the awarding<br />
<strong>of</strong> various sentence reduction oredits to selected<br />
inmatos .— Th e awarding <strong>of</strong> such credits serves ao<br />
an inoentive for inmates to be productive and aot<br />
Statutory Authority G.S. 5A-12(c); 148-13.<br />
.0109 SCOPE<br />
(a) The General Statutes authorize the awarding<br />
<strong>of</strong> various sentence reduction credits to selected<br />
inmates. The awarding <strong>of</strong> such credit shall serve<br />
as an incentive for inmates to be productive and<br />
act responsibly. Effective and efficient allocation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Good Time, Gain Time, and Earned Time<br />
awards is a critical element for maintaining order,<br />
security and appropriate management <strong>of</strong> inmate<br />
population.<br />
(b) This Rule establishes a method <strong>of</strong> computing<br />
sentence reduction credits in the form <strong>of</strong> Good<br />
Time for satisfactory behavior. Gain Time and<br />
Earned Time for participation in work or program<br />
assignments, and Meritorious Time for behavior or<br />
specific acts not normally required <strong>of</strong> an inmate.<br />
This Rule applies to inmates sentenced to the<br />
1<strong>15</strong>7 NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER November 1, 1994 9:<strong>15</strong>