ADM JUS 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Anger Management
12 May 2020
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Reduction in sentence: getting out of jail free: good time, units of time subtracted from a sentence, for good conduct, clemency, executive or legislative forgiveness for crime, usually accompanied by some reduction of sentence, pardon. Executive act excusing one from a crime and the civil consequences of crime: commutation. Executive act shortening one"s sentence for a crime. Good time : amount of time by which an inmate"s sentence may be reduced, at the discretion of prison administrators, as a reward for good behavior or participation in vocational, educational, and/or treatment programs. Ca inmates earn substantial credits off sentences. Punctuating the sentence: how it ends : discretionary release by administrative body, e. g. , parole board. Includes some states with such provisions under old sentencing laws (california) Punctuating the sentence: how it ends : automatic release, 1. Max term less good time: 2. Max out; served all of time owed.
