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HR 4327 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing

Prisoner Incentive Act of 2009

Introduced: December 16, 2009 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prisoner Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow federal prisoners to earn up to 54 days of credit toward the service of a sentence for each year of the prisoner's sentence imposed by the court; and (2) authorize the Bureau of Prisons to subsequently restore any or all credit previously denied to a prisoner based on such prisoner maintaining good behavior.

What's happening now March 1, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4327: Prisoner Incentive Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4327/
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"H.R. 4327: Prisoner Incentive Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4327/.
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H.R. 4327, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4327/.
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