Court of Appeals of Washington August 16, 2004, No. 52545-0-I (In re the Personal Restraint of Taylor)

Grosse, J.

The drug offender sentencing alternative (DOSA) statute1 provides a relatively straightforward basis for qualified offenders to reduce by one-half the time they serve in prison. If offenders fail the DOSA program, they lose that benefit and must serve the full sentence imposed by the trial court.