Establishing a criminal penalty for violent repeat offenders and providing for risk assessments

This bill establishes a criminal penalty for violent repeat offenders and provides for risk assessments.11.6(1)(a) (attempted burglary in the second degree) who has twice before been convicted of any felony violation under those Code chapters or sections. An offender who is serving a violent repeat offender sentence under the bill is only eligible for a reduction of sentence equal to fifteen eighty-fifths of a day for each day of good conduct by the offender. Most other offenders are eligible for a reduction of sentence equal to one and two-tenths days for each day the inmate demonstrates good conduct. 13. However, an offender serving a violent repeat offender sentence is not required to serve seven-tenths of the maximum term of the sentence prior to being eligible for parole or work release as an offender serving a percent sentence is required to serve.3. However, a prior conviction for murder in the second degree, attempted murder, sexual abuse in the second degree, kidnapping in the second degree, or robbery in the second degree shall be counted as a previous conviction in determining whether a person is a violent repeat offender.