SB 5282-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/11/05)

Amends RCW 9.92.151 and 70.48.210 relating to a clarification of the earned release time provisions for offenders held in city or county jails.

Declares that the changes to the maximum percentages of earned release time in RCW 9.92.151 and 70.48.210 do not create any expectation that the percentage of earned release time cannot be revised and offenders have no reason to conclude that the maximum percentage of earned release time is an entitlement or creates any liberty interest. The legislature retains full control over the right to revise the maximum percentages of earned release time available to offenders at any time. This provision applies to persons convicted on or after the effective date of this act.