HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-107RESOLUTION NO. 82-107
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR
GAINTIME AND EXTRA GOODTIME FOR COUNTY PRISONERS.
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes §951.21 (1) provides that the
Board of County Commissioners shall grant County prisoners who
commit no infraction of jail rules and who are not charged with
misconduct gaintime deductions from their sentences, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is also
authorized, upon the recommendation of the warden or sheriff to
adopt a policy to allow County prisoners, in addition to time
credits an extra goodtime allowance for meritorious conduct or
exceptional industry, and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff of Indian River County has reviewed
this resolution and recommends that the Board of County
Commissioners adopts the policy set forth as follows;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that;
I. A. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River County pursuant to Florida Statutes §951.21 (1) hereby
commutes the time to be served by County prisoners for good
conduct; the following deductions shall be made from the term of
sentence when no charge of misconduct has been sustained against
the County prisoner;
1. Five days per month for the first and second
years of the sentence.
2. Ten days per month off the third and fourth
years of the sentence.
3. Fifteen days per month off the fifth and all
succeeding years of sentence.
B. Where no charge of misconduct is sustained
against a County prisoner, the deduction provided by this section
shall be deemed earned and the prisoner shall be entitled to
credit for a month as soon as the prisoner has served such time
as, when added to the deductions allowable, will equal a month.
II. A. In addition to time credits otherwise earned,
the Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts an extra goodtime
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allowance policy. County prisoners who have not received a charge
of misconduct that has been sustained and who have participated in
the jail trustee program or the County work crew program shall be
allowed the following deductions from their term of sentence for
meritorious conduct or exceptional industry pursuant to Florida
Statutes §531.21 (3);
1. Two days year month off the ;entente fo.L tt
prisoner working as a jail trustee.
2. Three days per month off the sentence for a
prisoner working on a County work crew.
B. When a prisoner faithfully performs the
assignments given in a conscientious manner and against whom no
charge of misconduct has been sustained shall be entitled to a
credit for a month as soon as the prisoner has served such time
as, when added to any other deductions allowable and the extra
goodtime deduction allowable will equal a month.
III. For each sustained charge of escape or attempted
escape, mutinous conduct, or other serious misconduct, all the
commutation and allowances which shall have been accrued in favor
of a County prisoner up to that day shall be forfeited, except
that in case of escape if the prisoner voluntarily returns without
expense to the State or County then such forfeiture may be set
aside by the Board of County Commissioners if, in its judgment,
his subsequent conduct entitles him thereto.
IV. All or any part of the gaintime earned by a County
prisoner and any extra goodtime allowed him, if any, shall be
subject to forfeiture by the Board of County Commissioners upon
recommendation of the Sheriff for violation of any law of the
State or any rule or regulation of the Board or jail.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner
Fletcher who moved its adoption. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Lyons and, upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Chairman Don C. Scurlock, Jr. Aye
Vice -Chairman A. Grover Fletcher Aye
commissioner Patrick B. Lyons Aye
Commissioner William C. Wodtke, Jr. Aye
Commissioner Dick Bird Aye
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The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted this 6th day of October , 1982.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By DON / . S C IOCK, JR.
4 1/ Chairman
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