{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-24-221.01a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 24-221.01a","heading":"Meritorious good time credit.","body":"(a)\nIn the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, a person may be allowed meritorious good time credit for performing exceptionally meritorious service or performing duties of outstanding importance in connection with institutional operations.\n\n(b)\nMeritorious good time credits authorized by this section shall be applied to the person’s minimum term of imprisonment to determine the date of eligibility for release on parole and to the person’s maximum term of imprisonment to determine the date when release on parole becomes mandatory.","path":["Title 24. Prisoners and Their Treatment.","Chapter 2. Prisons and Prisoners.","Subchapter III. Educational Good Time Credits."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/24-221.01a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f9507bfa92f5aab5acc44852f2b315b830114eb4f27cbeed9ecf314c3d532a88","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-24-221.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-24-221.01b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}