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Early Release Credit Not Available to Prisoners with ‘Crimes Against Persons’ Convictions

Early Release Credit Not Available to Prisoners with "Crimes Against Persons" Convictions

While incarcerated, former Washington State prisoner Roosevelt Silas claimed a constitutional violation for equal treatment under the law when his application for a newly-enacted 50% earned early release credit was denied by the Department of Corrections (DOC) because …

 

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