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Good Behavior

Interview with Jenna, Cris, Mel, Bonnie, Ashley, Aaron, Walter, Shawn, Mimi, Saul, Heather, Ricky, Sterling, Doug and George

JM: Did you get off early based on good behavior?
Jenna: No. King count automatically takes 1/3 off your sentence as a standard procedure. I think you only get good time in prison!
Cris: na
Mel: Yes. I was sentenced to 100 days. I served 67 days and was released. I think by default you get 1/3 off your sentence. If you get a new charge (i.e, contraband, assault, breaking N.C.O) your "good time" goes away.
Bonnie: No, infact I was punished, along with numerous other inmates for "failing inspection", which if you have to ask what that means, I woulndn't be able to tell you, why? Well, because when I had asked the lady doing the inspections why I had failed, she in return gave me no response! When I tried calling her on the intercom, she ignored me four different times.
Ashley: I was only there 25 hours
Aaron: Yes. I was awarded my good time off which. Means. I did 3/4 of my original sentence and went to work release as apart of. My. Good behavior.
Walter: Yes but only from Kittitas county. I received 1/4 off my sentence. King county I was in for a day and bailed out.
Shawn: Yes, I got my good time for not getting in trouble and got released early
Mimi: Yes, they sentenced me to 3 weeks but let me out after 2.
Saul: No. My conviction did not have time off for good behavior.
Heather: No because i wasnt in on a committment i was fighting a case,
Ricky: According to the legislature, I got the maximum allowable good time for my violent offense (one third off)
Sterling: Yeah pretty much everyone gets good time. Gun charges might not. The only person that I knew who lost his good time lost it after suing the Department of Corrections.
Doug: I got off of d.o.c. early for good behavior but not jail.
George: I served 60 days on a 90 day sentence, for one of my charges.

JM: What is the most time off you can receive for good behavior?
Jenna: I'm not sure, I have never been in jail or prison long enough to receive this offer.
Cris: na
Mel: As far as I know, 1/3.
Ashley: na
Aaron: 2/3 I believe. That. Is. A very good question. I'm sure there are some. Different circumstances based on different instituutions and states and countys etc.
Walter: I'm unaware of king counties policy but Kittitas gives you 1/4 off for good behavior.
Shawn: You get one third off for good time
Mimi: I believe that the way it works is that you can get 30% of your time off for good behavior.
Saul: I did not qualify for time off
Heather: So you get a third off..for example if you are sentenced to 90 days you do 60.
Ricky: One third off for violent crime
Sterling: A third. In prison you can get half so you hear people ask for a year and a day so they will be sent to prison for 6 months. Most year sentences go to prison.
Doug: I think that its 1/3 off of your sentence.
George: as i know it you due 2/3 of your time for 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?
Jenna: Well I would think staying out of trouble, no fighting, killing or offensive behavior. The best thing to do is get into clubs, meetings, duties, working in the kitchen anything to keep you busy.
Mel: fighting, smoking anything, drugs, flipping the staff attitude.
Bonnie: Depends on the person, and the mood of the officer in control..
Ashley: na
Aaron: Yes I have many times. There will. Always, always. Be. Some. Sort of a tussle or argument during your stay because that's just the nature of being a male in a hostile territory bbound by cement walls and. Stress.
Walter: Just don't start a physical fight or make enemies. Don't mess with the guards. I did see somebody mess with the video visit phone and lose his good time for it.
Shawn: You need to avoid getting in any fights or causing problems with the guards and I think you cannot get caught breaking any serious rules
Mimi: I think that as long as you don't fight with the other inmates or the guards you are eligible. I never saw anyone get time taken off, the judge decided that in the courtroom, not the guards.
Saul: In my time in Jail I did not know of anyone losing time off. If someone did something(like fighting) they were wisked away and we would not hear of any outcome of what happened.
Heather: No fighting, no talking to males during court. Listen to the correction officers. have your cell clean and ready for inspection days. have your bed made daily. i witnessed two girls fist fight but i dont know if they lost good time.
Ricky: Basically stick to all rules. Any violations including trivial like phone conversations etc. can result in a loss of good time. King County is far more strict than DOC.
Sterling: Yeah the dude who sued probation. So to answer your question dont sue the cops. These other guys got into a fight but it was man to man stuff so nobody told on them but had they got caught they might have lost it.
Doug: You need to avoid anything that would get you in trouble such as being violent or harassing other inmates, or not obeying the correctional officers. i never witnessed anyone losing good time for good behavior.
George: to avoid getting time taken off of good behavior, you cannot fight anyone, and you have to follow the rules of the facility in which you are currently being held.

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