The earned-time allowances, which could have been awarded by the board to inmates based upon the performance of the inmate, in effect on December 31, 1983, shall not apply to:
History. Code 1981, § 42-5-100 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1340, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 42.
Cross references.
Earned time allowance for persons sentenced for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature, § 17-10-4 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1983, p. 1340, § 2, repealed former Code Section 42-5-100, pertaining to the enumeration of powers of the board regarding granting of earned-time allowances, and enacted the present Code section. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1976, p. 949, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 985, §§ 2-4; and Ga. L. 1980, p. 2002, § 1.
Law reviews.
For note, “Behind Closed Doors: An Empirical Inquiry Into the Nature of Prison Discipline in Georgia,” see 8 Ga. L. Rev. 919 (1974).