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Time off for good behavior?

Kittyk96
Kittyk96
Has anyone heard of programs available to inmates to earn time off for good behavior? My son was told by the facilities counselor that you can earn a 15% reduction, and there was something going before the supreme court in June to increase that to 35%. He was told that it is because of overcrowding. His lawyer said there are no such programs.
honestwitness
honestwitness
Is your son in a state or federal prison?
Kittyk96
Kittyk96
Federal
Independent2014
Independent2014
Unless something has changed I thought federally you couldn't get more than 15% off for
Good behavior.
rewdiazepam
rewdiazepam
There is the RDAP program---Residental Drug Abuse Program---offered in the federal system which will reduce an inmate's sentence by 12 months. An inmate obviously has to have a crime that involved drugs and they are picky who they allow in the program. Also if the crime involved firearms---even in a gun was found in the house---the inmate is ineligible.

I was in a medium security prison at the state level, so I will tell you what programs we had there. An inmate could earn a maximum of 90 days per year good time credits by taking certain rehabilitative programs. They had a piddly drug course which gave 30 days, a Rational Behavioral Training course which gave an inmate 30 days, 90 days for a GED, 90 days for being a tutor, 90 days for completion of a Vo tech course, etc. There were several programs available.

I was a tutor so I received an extra 90 days per year.

I am sure the federal system is not nearly as generous with their good time. I know you have to do 85% of your sentence, but I don't know which programs might possibly allow some extra good time.

Your son can ask some of the other inmates when he gets settled in prison and I am sure they can tell him if there are any programs available.

BTW, an attorney is not a good source for anything regarding prison. They have never been there and they only know what they have been told.

Coolrich was in a federal facility. I am sure he can give you more definitive answers than I can.

rewdiazepam
honestwitness
honestwitness
I agree with rew...attorneys don't know much about prison.
honestwitness
honestwitness
Here's an article about a proposed amendment for increased good time for federal prisoners...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2013/02/21/heres-an-idea-to-reduce-the-deficit-release-some-federal-inmates/
Kittyk96
Kittyk96
Thanks everyone for the info. Change.org has a petition going, http://www.change.org/petitions/sponsor-the-barber-amendment-federal-good-time-bill.
I think that his best bet for getting good info is going to be as rew said, as other inmates when he finally gets to wherever they are going to keep him.
And yes, his attorney has no real clue.