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Understanding Good Time in Prison

What is good time and how does it work?

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  • Ed Bales

    Managing Director, Federal Prison Consultants, LLC

    www.FederalPrisonConsultants.com  
    Toll Free: 1-888-5-PRISON

    Ed Bales is the Managing Director of Federal Prison Consultants, LLC. He has 25 years of related experience. He was a Practice Administrator for a law practice for many years and has developed cutting edge strategies to assist Defendants, Inmates and Attorneys with pre and post sentencing strategies andFederal and State prison advocacy. He has been featured on National and International Broadcasts for both Television and Radio. He is also referenced in several books and Nationally based newspapers as a noted Prison Expert.______________________________________________________________Federal Prison Consultants, LLC is a full service Federal& State prison and sentencing consulting/advocacy firm. The combined experience on staff contains over 200 years of Criminal Justice, Paralegal, Psychological and Advocate experience.

  • What is good time and how does it work?

    In this video, Federal & State Prison Consultant, Ed Bales, who is the Managing Director of Federal Prison Consultants, LLC, answers questions on what someone would want to know if they or a loved one was facing incarceration. Not only does he answer general questions on what prison is like, he also discusses what the roles of a prison and sentencing consultant play in the pre and post sentencing stages.

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    Ed Bales: Hi my name is Ed Bales, I am the Managing Director Federal Prison Consultants, LLC. We are going to talk a little about good time and what that is in the system.

    Host: What is good-time and how does it work?

    Ed Bales: Good time is usually the amount of time given per year to an inmate, so many days, a percentage of time for them not having a problem while they are incarcerated. In the federal system, good time is given at approximately 15% which means a federal inmate must serve 85% of their sentence. Each state has different levels and time frames as to giving good time.

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