(a) (1) Any person who is sentenced by a circuit court to an imposed period of incarceration at a facility operated or contracted by a division of the Department of Corrections and is awaiting transfer to a facility operated or contracted by a division of the department may earn meritorious good time in accordance with law and rules as adopted by the Board of Corrections.(2) Meritorious good time will only be given for being housed in a jail or similar secure facility while awaiting transfer on the conviction resulting in a sentence from that county.(3) Meritorious good time will be calculated upon reception within the respective division.
(1) Any person who is sentenced by a circuit court to an imposed period of incarceration at a facility operated or contracted by a division of the Department of Corrections and is awaiting transfer to a facility operated or contracted by a division of the department may earn meritorious good time in accordance with law and rules as adopted by the Board of Corrections.
(2) Meritorious good time will only be given for being housed in a jail or similar secure facility while awaiting transfer on the conviction resulting in a sentence from that county.
(3) Meritorious good time will be calculated upon reception within the respective division.
(b) Meritorious good time will be awarded unless the county sheriff of record submits written objections to such award based on the prisoner's behavior, discipline, and the conduct or performance of such duties and responsibilities as assigned by such county sheriff or his or her designated representatives.
(c) This meritorious good time award is subject to all rules regarding meritorious good time including, but not limited to, those rules for forfeiture of meritorious good time as adopted by the board.