Interview with Rachel, Jason, Kat, JM Advice, Brian, DavidP, keke, Teabag, Crystal, isaac, Lucky, Kathy, Lisa, Apache, Janet, Ron, Ryan and Dennis
JM: Did you get off early based on good behavior? Rachel: yes i did Jason: No NA Kat: NA JM Advice: The Cook County Jail is crowded - very crowded. In an effort to
reduce the inmate population Cook County has one of the most
aggressive "Time off for good behavior" policies in the US. Brian: I wasn't there long enough to know - I think you could get off like
half your time, though. DavidP: Yes. keke: no its a county not a pen and some inmates suck
up to the gaurds snitches Teabag: Nope Crystal: Unless you do something terrible like are caught
with drugs, raping someone, or batter someone
badly, they generally will not give you a
disciplinary ticket and bring you before the
disciplinary board and take away good time
credits. State law requires mandatory day for day
good time credit (you do 50 % of the time) unless
you are charged with a disciplinary violation,
and are given a hearing with due process to
remove the good time. This is rare because the
jail is crowded. There are ways the Sheriff can
decide to send you home on electronic monitoring
or get you out earlier due to crowding. isaac: 1 day for working Lucky: no Kathy: Not done yet Lisa: no i had no cases wit cook county jail or in the
state of illinois. I was just be held at cook
county jail for the state of lake county indiana
to come and get me. Apache: yes Janet: NO NOT AT CCDOC ONLY IN THE ILLINOIS DEPT. OF
CORRECTIONS. Ron: yes Ryan: no Dennis: no
JM: What is the most time off you can receive for good behavior? Rachel: about 5 months Jason: NA Kat: Don't know JM Advice: Inmates who do everything they are supposed to can reduce their
sentence 50%. Brian: Half your time (I think). DavidP: 50% off. keke: none Teabag: ??? Never got any Crystal: Day for day good time credit in jail. In prison
there is day for day good time credit only for
non-violent crimes or violent crimes without much
injury to victim. Then you can in addition be
given two sets of 90 day special good time
credits, which is only for prison (felonies) and
not for jail (misdemeanor time). So if you are
sentence to 364 days jail you do 182 days. If 30
days you do 15. If sent to penitentiary and you
get 2 years, you do 6 months. If you are
sentenced to 6 years you do 3 years minus six
months or 2 1/2 years. isaac: 1 day Kathy: Don't know Lisa: n/a Apache: half + 6 months Janet: IT DEPENDS ON HOW LONG YOUR SENTENCE IS IT IS
STANDARD FOR EACH PERSON AND EACH SENTENCE. Ron: 1 half time Ryan: It depends on what programs u participate in or the it is up to the
judge.
JM: What types of actions do you need to avoid in order to get time off? Rachel: not fight. be good to the officers. play by
the rules Jason: NA Kat: Don't Know JM Advice: So for every one month you serve you can receive credit for an
additional month - this time off applies whether you are
sentenced to ten days (in which case you would serve five) and it
is not hard to earn. The only inmates who actually lose their
good behavior time are typically either fighting with other
inmates, using illegal drugs while incarcerated or committing
some other serious crime behind bars.
Time off for good behavior is given in addition to "credit for time
served." Brian: Fighting and talking back to guards. DavidP: Drugs is a big one. There's a lot of pot smoking in there. Where
they get it, I don't now. What I noticed was pot smoking and
fighting. You could also [lose] it for repeated disobedience to
the guards. In other words, they instruct you with lights out and
quiet time, and you're not quiet, they'll give you a warning or
two, but repeated offenses of things like that will cause it.
Another one is hassling guards. I don't know if there's any
number of times set in stone that you can do it - it's probably
based on what you did, but those are the types of things - either
drugs, or fighting, or disrespect to the guards. keke: nothing you dont get time off Teabag: Drugs, Fighting, Gang Activity, etc etc Crystal: No contraband, rape, gang activities, fights. isaac: just do what the co says Lucky: Don't break any rules. Kathy: Arguing, disobeying orders, anger issues. Lisa: n/a Apache: fighting sex durgs gambling insults recless
eyeballing escapes Janet: STEALING,FIGHTING,SEXUAL ACTIONS WITH OTHER
INMATES. Ron: fights Ryan: any tickets
my fiance is in cook county jail and i was wondering if each day in the county counts as 2 days? and because he has a class x when he goes to the pen can he get time off 4 going to school or is it just 4 good behavior
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My babys father is in The Washington County Jail, and I can never see him as long as he is in there because I am not immediate family. What can I do to see him? Have you ever heard of this? I never have, and i've known alot of people in jail.
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The father of my baby was locked up for selling pills. He is being charged with 2 class b felonies. He was set up by a friend he grew up with. He is in the Washington County Jail in Salem,In. Does anyone have an idea how much time he will do?
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My son's been locked up since Dec. 13, 2009 I was told he can't get more then 90days good time because of something the public defender didn't do and now it is Oct 2009, why is it that he loose time he's served when he's done nothing wrong?
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when your in their for missing a courtdate and not doiing your community service how much time do you serve ??? and what is D2-DV3-JJ MEAN BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS IN THERE AND HE HASNT CALLED ME AT ALL TO INFORM ME OF ANYTHING AND I WANNA KNOW WHEN HE IS GETTING RELEASED AND IS IT TRUE THAT EACH DAY U SERVE IS COUNTED AS TWO DAYS???
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