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Good Behavior

Interview with Cami, Tombstone, Strawberry, Tonya, Jay, Fred, Alice and Patrick

JM: Did you get off early based on good behavior?
Cami: Yes, but everyone gets good time when you get sentenced to work release. You will always get day for day meaning everyday served you get a day off your sentence.
Tombstone: They do have some sort of good-time,I didn't get any,being a Federal prisoner.
Strawberry: NO!
Tonya: NO
Jay: No I had a split sentence so I couldn't even if I had a straight sentence I wouldn't be able to get good time because I had class a felonies
Fred: No I wasn't able to get out on good behavior while in the county
Alice: only in prison I made parole based on good behavior after 6 months
Patrick: no. this was county time and in KY they do not do this.

JM: What is the most time off you can receive for good behavior?
Cami: It can cut your entire sentence in half at most.
Tombstone: unknown
Strawberry: i have no idea
Tonya: None
Jay: Like I was saying I didn't qualify for none
Fred: I wasn't able to get time off for good behavior
Alice: im not sure about the county and how that works
Patrick: unknown, for sentances less than one year none

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?
Cami: Avoid fighting with other inmates, having any item that is not on the commissary sheet inside your bunk, cannot disobey guards or any chores assigned. Cannot have any items considered contraband, ie outside material of any sort that should not be possessed in jail, including drugs/tobacco.
Tombstone: unknown
Tonya: Not sure
Jay: If was possible for me to get time off I would have to avoid any trouble at all cause one disciplinary could mess you up I wittnessed a lot of people get out early due to good behavior
Fred: I wasn't able to receive time off for any good behavior. Im not sure what actions you need to avoid getting time off. No I didn't see anyone get released for good behavior
Alice: only in prison if an inmate received no disciplinaries, they lost up to 30 days good time just for getting caught smoking a cigarrete in a no smiking area
Patrick: I would not know, this was not part of my situation so I could not answer this question. Sorry I would not know you know how it goes.

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