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Good Behavior

Interview with Rachel, Jason, Kat, JM Advice, Brian, DavidP, keke, Teabag, Crystal, isaac, Lucky, Kathy, Lisa, Apache, Janet, Ron, Ryan, Laetia, Dennis, Laura, Fernando, Gail, George, Rich, Mark, John, Juan, Erik, Scott, Shawn, Dominic, James, Carl, Josh and Jose

JM: Did you get off early based on good behavior?
Rachel: yes i did
Jason: No NA
Kat: NA
JM Advice: The Cook County Jail is crowded - very crowded. In an effort to reduce the inmate population Cook County has one of the most aggressive "Time off for good behavior" policies in the US.
Brian: I wasn't there long enough to know - I think you could get off like half your time, though.
DavidP: Yes.
keke: no its a county not a pen and some inmates suck up to the gaurds snitches
Teabag: Nope
Crystal: Unless you do something terrible like are caught with drugs, raping someone, or batter someone badly, they generally will not give you a disciplinary ticket and bring you before the disciplinary board and take away good time credits. State law requires mandatory day for day good time credit (you do 50 % of the time) unless you are charged with a disciplinary violation, and are given a hearing with due process to remove the good time. This is rare because the jail is crowded. There are ways the Sheriff can decide to send you home on electronic monitoring or get you out earlier due to crowding.
isaac: 1 day for working
Lucky: no
Kathy: Not done yet
Lisa: no i had no cases wit cook county jail or in the state of illinois. I was just be held at cook county jail for the state of lake county indiana to come and get me.
Apache: yes
Janet: NO NOT AT CCDOC ONLY IN THE ILLINOIS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS.
Ron: yes
Ryan: no
Laetia: never sentenced
Dennis: no
Laura: No.
Fernando: no,even though i never got wrote up for anything there
Gail: From jail no but from the rehab facility yes.I think it was about a couple of days early.I ran the whole house and was peer leader.
George: Yes,I never got smart with officers or got into a fight with other inmates.
Rich: NO THERE WAS NO SUCH THING DONE IN COOK COUNTY JAIL.
Mark: no i have never been released for good behavior. that would of been nice especially after being incarcerated for driving with no license.
John: no I didn't get out early because in the county there is no good time
Juan: well i was released that night after probable cause hearing
Erik: NO, I PLEAD GUILTY SO I GOT PROBATION AND WAS RELEASED SAME DAY
Scott: Yes, I had 90 days taken off my sentence for good behavior.
Jason: YES I WAS RELEASED 3 DAYS EARLY FOR WORKING IN THE KITCHEN.
Shawn: no there is no such thing as good time it all gets taken away when you go down state
Dominic: I was awarded six months good time, which I had to wait for prison officials to award me at a later time.
James: no i was in and out. time served negated any good behavior
Carl: yes but in Chicago we call it day for day so i ended up doing 30 days
Josh: No but yes. With my background and this charge I should have gone to prison.
Jose: No. I did all my time and had good behavior, but it did not reduce my time.

JM: What is the most time off you can receive for good behavior?
Rachel: about 5 months
Jason: NA
Kat: Don't know
JM Advice: Inmates who do everything they are supposed to can reduce their sentence 50%.
Brian: Half your time (I think).
DavidP: 50% off.
keke: none
Teabag: ??? Never got any
Crystal: Day for day good time credit in jail. In prison there is day for day good time credit only for non-violent crimes or violent crimes without much injury to victim. Then you can in addition be given two sets of 90 day special good time credits, which is only for prison (felonies) and not for jail (misdemeanor time). So if you are sentence to 364 days jail you do 182 days. If 30 days you do 15. If sent to penitentiary and you get 2 years, you do 6 months. If you are sentenced to 6 years you do 3 years minus six months or 2 1/2 years.
isaac: 1 day
Kathy: Don't know
Lisa: n/a
Apache: half + 6 months
Janet: IT DEPENDS ON HOW LONG YOUR SENTENCE IS IT IS STANDARD FOR EACH PERSON AND EACH SENTENCE.
Ron: 1 half time
Ryan: It depends on what programs u participate in or the it is up to the judge.
Laura: Half, I believe.
Fernando: each case scenario is different my case would have been 6 mos
Gail: I can't even remember .Plus the time once given in 1997 compared to now has changed and I believe it is significantly less.
George: The most time off is 60 percent.
Rich: NO SUCH THING DONE THERE.
Mark: i don't know the answer to that question.no i have never witnessed anybody for
John: six months but that was in the joint
Juan: i beieve half off your sentence...but thats prison...i was only in jail thank God
Erik: I AM NOT CERTAIN, I NEVER HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE TIME IN CUSTODY
Scott: I believe its 180 days.
Jason: 28 DAYS WAWS CUT FROM MY SENTENCE FOR NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE AND FOR WORKING IN THE KITCHEN
Shawn: 6 months but they take that is up yo IDOC
Dominic: The most time I was allowed to receive was 6 months.
James: day for a day. then if you worked 2 days you got one off
Carl: the most you can get is half of your time off
Josh: 1/2 your sentence because county is so crowded.
Jose: You do half your time with good behavior.

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?
Rachel: not fight. be good to the officers. play by the rules
Jason: NA
Kat: Don't Know
JM Advice: So for every one month you serve you can receive credit for an additional month - this time off applies whether you are sentenced to ten days (in which case you would serve five) and it is not hard to earn. The only inmates who actually lose their good behavior time are typically either fighting with other inmates, using illegal drugs while incarcerated or committing some other serious crime behind bars. Time off for good behavior is given in addition to "credit for time served."
Brian: Fighting and talking back to guards.
DavidP: Drugs is a big one. There's a lot of pot smoking in there. Where they get it, I don't now. What I noticed was pot smoking and fighting. You could also [lose] it for repeated disobedience to the guards. In other words, they instruct you with lights out and quiet time, and you're not quiet, they'll give you a warning or two, but repeated offenses of things like that will cause it. Another one is hassling guards. I don't know if there's any number of times set in stone that you can do it - it's probably based on what you did, but those are the types of things - either drugs, or fighting, or disrespect to the guards.
keke: nothing you dont get time off
Teabag: Drugs, Fighting, Gang Activity, etc etc
Crystal: No contraband, rape, gang activities, fights.
isaac: just do what the co says
Lucky: Don't break any rules.
Kathy: Arguing, disobeying orders, anger issues.
Lisa: n/a
Apache: fighting sex durgs gambling insults recless eyeballing escapes
Janet: STEALING,FIGHTING,SEXUAL ACTIONS WITH OTHER INMATES.
Ron: fights
Ryan: any tickets
Laura: Unknown.
Fernando: cant have write ups of no kind,no one loses good time for good behavior,your good time is built upon your staying bizy and out of trouble
Gail: Not engage in fights and just conform to the rules given you while having to remain incarcerated.Yes a friend I knew since kindergarten was reprimanded.
George: You need to avoid fighting and you must give respect to the officers because they can make it really bad for you and thats when you start to get out of your place.
Rich: FIGHTING CAN GET U ANOTHER CASE OR LOSE OF PRVILDGES SUCH AS NO PHONE, NO RECREATION, CONFINEMENT TO UR CELL,NO COMMISARY TO NAME A FEW.
Mark: i was never aware of ever getting released for good behavior. i have never witnessed anybody losing time off for good behavior. i have only heard of house arrest and that was never offered to me either.
John: I had to stay out of trouble no fighting basically not getting in trouble I have seen people loose good time for fighting have iterms that the place didn't approve of
Juan: Know but i went too jail for domestic a year before in michigan...i was detoxingg off drugs..anways...i shit in the shower...i notified them and cleaned it up but i was punished and moved to an isolation cell where the only thing youcan have is a bible,,,no books ..no commisary...no t.v. nothing...just me and thats hen i read the old testament
Erik: FIGHTING, FELLOW INMATES OR WITH JAIL STAFF, THEFT, DRUGS USING OR SELLING, STEALING, SEXUAL FAVORS, SEXUAL ASSUALT, EXTORTION, BATTERY, INTIMIIDATION, MISUSE OF COUNTY ISSUED MATERIALS,
Scott: There cannot be any fights, or staff assaults. you have to follow and obey all rules. Go to work or school and just be a model inmate.
Jason: YOU NEED TO AVOID FIGHT, YOU NEED TO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. DON'T MAKE YOURSELF A TARGET. KEEP TO YOURSELF. DO WHAT THE GUARDS SAY IMMEDIATELY.
Shawn: no fights no contraband breaking of the these rules appy to come get good time yes but it really didnt matter b/c the only thing thst matters is what IDOC gives for time not the jail
Dominic: Avoid fighting. Avoid being caught with drugs or weapons. Avoid physical confrontations with jail officers. Avoid escape attempts. I have seen inmates lose good time because of behavior like the examples I gave.
James: you need to avoid getting caught for breaking the rules. notice I said avoid getting caught. the rules are so petty to me designed to just be a pain. you can not hang up you laundry. then what are you supposed to do with it. a write up of a major violation would kill you good time and maybe get you additional if charges are filed
Carl: stay away from gang activity,arguing with corrections officers,fighting with guards or other inmates having drugs not doing what the guards say to do getting disrespectful with the jail staff
Josh: Fighting will do it everytime. Pissing off the judge in any way is an easy ticket. Not completing the drug program usually will do it.
Jose: You would have to avoid drug use, theft, extortion, and those types of activities. I have witnessed people stealing and getting moved to another part of the jail and losing their good behavior time.

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