(a) The percentage reduction of release eligibility dates required under §§ 41-1-503 - 41-1-507 shall likewise apply to all felony offenders serving sentences of one (1) or more years in local jails and workhouses.(b) Offenders made eligible for parole consideration by subsection (a) may be considered and released on supervised parole by the board.(c) Upon attainment of ninety percent (90%) of the relevant designated capacity of the state correctional facilities, the release eligibility dates of all such felony offenders remaining in local jails and workhouses shall automatically revert to the dates in existence prior to their reductions under this section.Acts 1985 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 5, § 19; 1989, ch. 227, § 62.
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