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Good Behavior

Interview with Nicole, Toby, Donald, Manuel, Jimmie, Jack, David, Rhonda, Mike, Leo, Liz and Paul

JM: Did you get off early based on good behavior?
Nicole: no.
Toby: In the county if you are sentenced to county time and work as a trustee you can receive two days for every one day you serve. In prison, it is based on a level system. When I was in it was Levels 1-4 with level 1 being day for day, level 2 you received and additional 22 days for each month you served, level 3 was 33 and level 4 was 44 day per month so at level 4 you would get 30 or 31 days plus your 44 to add up to 75 days credit. If you get a misconduct report you go down to level 1 and lose some days to boot as well as commisary priveleges and TV etc..
Donald: I was only in there for a couple days so I was good.
Manuel: No but you do get 2 for 1 good days in tulsa for county time
Jimmie: I was sent to federal prison they don't give you good time for the time you are in jail
Jack: No i did not get good behavior time while I was in.
David: Yes I guess you could say I got released on good behaviour
Rhonda: No
Mike: I was released two months early on personal recognizance. There were no early outs for good behavior. The only outs in county jail were overcrowding.
Leo: yes
Liz: no I did not get off early based on gooior.d behav

JM: What is the most time off you can receive for good behavior?
Nicole: not sure.
Toby: That depends upon your sentence length. It generally take 8 months to attain level 4 while in prison and it is very easily lost with all the bogus misconduct reports written. In my case, my sentence was 10 years and I received credit for time served in the county of a little over one year then it took me 8 months to work up to level 4 "which is mandatory". While incarcerated I receive 4 misconduct reports, 2 of which I beat on appeal but the damage was already done because they do not retroactively restore the days you would have earned and it generally take around 6 months or so to beat a write-up.. All in all, on a 10 year sentence, I served 5 1/2 years in prison.
Donald: I wasnt in there long enough to get points for good behavior.
Manuel: You can get 2 for 1 if you don't get in trouble or are a trustee
Jimmie: federal inmates do 85 percent of there time. people doing county time do get two for one on there good time if they don't get in trouble
Jack: They don't have good behavior time in Tulsa county.
David: I do not no the anser to this?
Rhonda: None
Mike: You earn 1.5-2.0 days for each day served if you are ambitious and become a "trustee". In order to qualify as a trustee your CI (criminal index) has to be below a level three. Level three and above can work in various positions within the jail, eg. chow hall and you earn 2 days for 1 time on your sentence. You can essentially cut your time in half on certain misdemeanor offenses. Felons and believe it or not, child support cases are not eligible for this incentive.
Leo: depends on how many days they take from you
Liz: I am not sure on how much time you can receive off.

JM: What types of actions do you need to avoid in order to get time off? Did you ever witness somebody losing time off for good behavior?
Nicole: smoking, sex, drugs, fighting.
Toby: I will put it like Paul Harvey did.. If you want to see the scum of the earth, go to any prison parking lot at shift change... These people are true scum. Most will write you up at the drop of a hat out of spite because they know even if you beat it on appeal which is hard, that the damage is done and your time inside is extended by default. They all lie and cover for each other and you are nothing but a piece of shit number to them. If you have money you can get them to bring you almost anything into the prison and pretty much all the female guards are screwing inmates... trust me on this one.. Corrections Officer N*m is doing time at Mabel Basset (women's prison) right now because she worked at Wackenhut (Lawton) and used to come in our pod every night and screw 2 or 3 black guys. When she was finally busted, she was found to have intentionally been spreading aids. The administration called for everyone and anyone that had sex with her to report to medical for screening and not to worry about rape charges. (if you have sex with a guard you both get charged with rape) Out of the 2600 inmate population, around 700 black guys and several punks (homosexuals) reported to medical for screening. SO... Avoid getting caught up in the prison mentality. Do not be a crash dummy for anyone... Aryan Brotherhood are great at recruiting crash dummies. As far as seeing people lose time off for good behaviour, I saw it every day. One incident really sticks out. We were in the mess hall and old Mr Sherfy walked with a cane and could not carry his tray and his glass of tea so a newbie (new to the yard.. he was a level 4 inmate) carried his tea for him. A guard saw the noob with two glasses of tea and wrote him up even though he explained he was carrying it for Mr. Sherfy. A glass of tea costs the state approximately 1.5 cents and the guy that got wrote up wound up losing 120 44 day per month for the next 4 months totaling almost a full year which according to the state costs them somewhere around $65K to house and clothe and guard an inmate (which is in itself another story of more corruption and funny book keeping) You will figure it out pretty quickly if you wind up going to prison.
Donald: I could of got additional charges if I acted up.I kept to myself. That is how I stayed out of trouble. It worked for me.
Manuel: Don't fight with other inmates , don't argue with the guards follow there rules and sign up for trustee the kitchen is good if you are hungry the get extra food and yes a lot of people were getting good time
Jimmie: In David L Moss you get good time if you don't get wrote up. In federal Prison you do 85 percent of your time regardless if you get in a lot of trouble you could do more but most everyone does 85 percnt
Jack: You can be a trustee and get time off. It's basically a 2 for 1 deal if your a trustee. But not for good behavior.. Had to be a trustee
David: Again I do not no the anser to this question ive ever witnessed anything like time of for good behaviour just never payed any,attention to it
Rhonda: NO
Paul: Disrespect, not being where your suppose to be, concept of court
Mike: No smoking probably number one. There are no privileges given to smoke whatsoever. But inmates are constantly breeching that rule. There are 25 rules posted on the wall in the pod and breaking any of them can get you: lockdown for 24-72 hours canteen (food treats available to order) taken away
Leo: just stay out of trouble we know right from wrong. no
Liz: You need to avoid fights, altercations, arguments and contriband in order to get time off. I never witnessed any one losing time off for good behavior.

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