pa-56-43-1546: Earned time release/re-entry program; administrative order No. 132

Summary

Order And Now , this 2nd day of October, 2026, the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, hereby establishes the Earned Time Release/Re-entry Program (''Program''), to be administered by the Bucks County Adult Probation and Parole Office (''Adult Probation'') in cooperation with the Bucks County Department of Corrections (''DOC'') and under the supervision of the Court. Section I. Purpose and Goals. The purpose of this Order is to set forth the policies and procedures governing the Bucks County Earned Time Release/Re-entry Program for eligible defendants. The goals of the Program are: • To safely manage the county prison population by incentivizing compliance with DOC rules and regulations; • To incentivize defendant engagement in available programming while in custody of the DOC; • To improve outcomes for individuals released on county parole supervision; and • To reduce the cost of incarceration to Bucks County taxpayers. Section II. Definitions. ''Earned Time release'' : Defendants made eligible by the Court may earn up to a one-third (1/3) reduction in the amount of time necessary to serve to satisfy a minimum sentence (e.g., a 10-day reduction may be earned for every 30 days served). To qualify, defendants must: (a) not incur a Class 1 misconduct; (b) actively participate in any programming ordered by the Court, provided such programming is available; and (c) have an approved Reentry Plan in place. ''Reentry Plan'' : A release plan developed in...

The agency’s own summary, as published.