Do inmates in California have a Parole hearing or other type of hearing before being released back into society? I'm referring here in the situation where the women may be released before all her time is served. (Does this still happen in California: Time off for good behavior?) Let's say if you have a 2 year and 8 month sentencing, would you have a hearing for early release/parole/probation? If yes, after how much time served? (Our local drug dealer has been locked up now for 7 months. She is female if that makes any difference. We want to brace the neighborhood for her return.) Are parole hearings only for life sentences and not these 'shorter' sentences? Are those with shorter sentences now required to serve their entire sentence? (There have been some changes in California law recently.) Thanks for your help.
2007-06-18 01:44:04 · 4 answers · asked by Alea S 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Pure Genius is correct that parole hearings apply only to those with indeterminate senteces (and the vast majority of sentences in California are determinate). However, in most cases a State Prison sentence can be reduced by 1/2 (not 1/3) for good conduct and qualifying work or school. (Pen. Code sec. 2933.) There are exceptions. Those sentenced for violent felonies serve 85%. (PC 2933.1.) Those found to have "strike" priors serve 80%. (PC 667.) Those sentenced to life get no credit. A person who works in a fire camp can reduce his sentence (I don't think there are women in the fire camps) by two days for every day in the camp (so if he was there for his entire sentence it would be reduced to 1/3).
This does not always work out the way you'd think, though, because a person in jail awaiting sentencing gets 1 for 2 credit (e.g., 30 days actual = 45 days credit). This applies to people with strike priors, but not to violent felonies (who get only 15% credit).
2007-06-19 08:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Parole hearings only apply to inmates who have received life or indeterminate sentences. All other inmates are automatically placed on parole when they are released. Inmates can qualify for a 1/3 reduction based on good behavior. On a 32 month sentence the inmate would serve at least 21-22 months.
2007-06-18 04:36:43 · answer #2 · answered by pure_genius 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
parole hearing are part of the process.
you can go to them and voice yourself
to the board, to try and chg early release......
2007-06-18 06:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by DennistheMenace 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2015-02-04 15:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋