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51 Op. Okla. Att'y Gen. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.sag/sagok0056 and id is 1 raw text is: OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION 2021-1 The Honorable Scott Crow February 23, 2021 Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections P.O. Box 11400 Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0400 Dear Director Crow: This office has received your request for an Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions: 1. Does the Department of Corrections have the authority to award an inmate achievement earned credits, as provided for in 57 O.S.Supp.2020, § 138(H), solely for good conduct? 2. Does the Department of Corrections have the authority to award an inmate achievement earned credits, as provided for in 57 O.S.Supp.2020, § 138(H), solely for the inmate's participation in a reentry program? 3. Does the Department of Corrections have the authority to award an inmate achievement earned credits, as provided for in 57 O.S.Supp.2020, § 138(H), on a recurring basis for the same achievement? I. BACKGROUND Oklahoma law provides for a credit system through which inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections (Department) may reduce their term of imprisonment. This system includes (i) earned credits for an inmate's time served at an assigned class level, see 57 O.S.Supp.2020, § 138(A), (D); and (ii) additional achievement earned credits, which are granted once an inmate completes a program or attains a goal set by the Department id § 138(H).' With regard to the first category, the class levels that form the basis of earned credits--as well as prerequisites for inclusion in each class level-are set forth in statute. See 57 O.S.Supp.2020, § 138(D)(1). These prerequisites include considerations such as time served, the inmate's work. Each earned credit is equivalent to one (I) day of incarceration. 57 O.S.Supp.2020, § 138(A). 313 N.E. 21sT STREET - OKLAHOMA CIry, OK 73105 ° (405) 521-3921 FAx: (405) 521-6246 ' recycled paper

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