Crimes: child abuse and neglect: sentence credits.

Assembly Member Hoover's legislation modifies California's inmate sentence credit system by excluding individuals convicted of specific child abuse crimes from earning enhanced credits through firefighting programs. The measure, known as Ryla's Law, amends provisions that currently allow eligible inmates to earn two days of credit for each day served when assigned to conservation camps or completing firefighter training.

Under the amended rules, inmates convicted of child abuse resulting in death or assault on children under age 8 causing death would no longer qualify for these accelerated credits. The bill maintains the existing doubled credit structure for other eligible inmates who participate in conservation camps or firefighting programs, with eligibility dates varying by program type - after January 2003 for conservation camp assignments and after July 2009 for firefighter training completions.

The measure creates parallel restrictions for both state prison and county jail inmates, ensuring consistent application across correctional facilities. While the changes affect local jail operations, the bill specifies that no state reimbursement to counties is required since the modifications relate to crime penalty adjustments rather than new program mandates.