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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio SB 466 increases maximum prisoner sentence reduction credit to 25 percent
Last action · September 30, 2026: Referred to JudiciarySponsor: Louis W. Blessing, III
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio Senate Bill 466 raises the maximum aggregate sentence reduction credit a prisoner may earn for participating in educational, vocational, or treatment programs from fifteen percent to twenty-five percent of their . The measure applies to individuals confined in state correctional institutions or s on or after April 4, 2024.
Expands the potential time-credit cap for eligible incarcerated individuals, altering the maximum possible duration of confinement for those engaging in rehabilitation programs.
- Ohio Revised Code section 2967.194 governs the sentence reduction credits prisoners can earn through productive participation in educational, vocational, and treatment programs. context
- The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction oversees state correctional institutions and offender rehabilitation programs in Ohio. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
prisoners in state correctional institutions
Eligible prisoners may earn up to twenty-five per cent of their stated prison term in sentence reduction credits for program participation.
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
The department must determine and record credits, adopt rules for programs, and annually seek written feedback from corrections-related organizations.
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Which prisoners are excluded from earning these sentence reduction credits?
When does the law apply to confined individuals?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 30, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Judiciary
- Jul 21, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Expansion of Sentence Reduction Caps
The legislation increases the maximum earned sentence reduction credit cap from 15% to 25% for eligible participating inmates.
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- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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