Nevada § 209.433 - Credits for offender sentenced on or before June 30, 1969

§ 209.433. Credits for offender sentenced on or before June 30, 1969

1. Every offender who was sentenced to prison on or before June 30, 1969, who has

no serious infraction of the regulations of the Department, the terms and conditions

of his or her residential confinement, or the laws of the State recorded against the

offender, and who performs in a faithful, orderly and peaceable manner the duties

assigned to the offender, must be allowed for his or her term a deduction of 2 months

in each of the first 2 years, 4 months in each of the next 2 years, and 5 months in

each of the remaining years of the term, and pro rata for any part of a year where

the sentence is for more or less than a year. 2. In addition to the credits for good behavior provided for in subsection 1, the

Board shall adopt regulations allowing credits for offenders whose diligence in labor

or study merits the credits and for offenders who donate their blood for charitable

purposes. The regulations must provide that an offender is entitled to the following credits

for educational achievement: (a) For earning a general educational development certificate or an equivalent document,

30 days. (b) For earning a high school diploma, 60 days. (c) For earning an associate degree, 90 days. 3. Each offender is entitled to the deductions allowed by this section if the offender

has satisfied the conditions of subsection 1 or 2 as determined by the Director.