goodtime allowance

goodtime allowance: "Good time" credit is awarded for good conduct and reduces period of sentence which prisoner must spend in prison although it does not reduce the period of the sentence itself. Carothers v. Follette, D.C.N.Y., 314 F.Supp. 1014, 1026, 1027.

Credit allowed on the sentence which is given for satisfactory conduct in prison. Introduced as an incentive for inmates, it has become practically automatically awarded. It may reduce the minimum or maximum sentence or both.

See also good behavior

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goodtime allowance — Good time credit is awarded for good conduct and reduces period of sentence which prisoner must spend in prison although it does not reduce the period of the sentence itself. Carothers v. Follette, D.C.N.Y., 314 F.Supp. 1014, 1026, 1027. Credit… … Black's law dictionary
good behavior — Orderly and lawful conduct; behavior such as is proper for a peaceable and law abiding citizen. A term is used in an order suspending sentence upon a defendant during good behavior, means merely conduct conformable to law, or to the particular… … Black's law dictionary
good behavior — Orderly and lawful conduct; behavior such as is proper for a peaceable and law abiding citizen. A term is used in an order suspending sentence upon a defendant during good behavior, means merely conduct conformable to law, or to the particular… … Black's law dictionary

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