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recidivism rate
Publication year:
2001
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Statutes and policies regarding good-time (AKA gain time, meritorious time, sentence remission, diminution of sentence, or time off for good behavior) are examined and compared. The following sections are contained in this report: sentence commutation in southern states (statutory good time, earned time, meritorious-time credit, overcrowding, maximum credit available, class determination/restrictions and ineligibility, loss and restoration of credit, relevant sentencing reforms, truth in sentencing, and three strikes; 16 state summaries; and report summary and feedback (good time as a management tool, state challenges, recent revisions and future planning, and future research.