10 years in a federal prison means exactly how long?

Answer 1

10 years = 10 years except;

And that's where it get complicated with the “it depends” because it depends on the crime, the lawyers, parole, behavior, the prison, the state and the judicial system. Appeals cannot be made on the basis of new evidence; the ONLY basis is if the trial had an error in legal procedure, so appeals are hard to win.

Lets assume you are the person going away, I won't make any judgments based on guilt or innocence because that no longer matters, unless you are pardoned you will be forever guilty.

You can get off for good behavior and for minor crimes that can be up to 50% of your sentence in California; as per Paris Hilton.

A lawyer can always get you parole, but that depends on your admission and acceptant of guilt, your acts of contrition and your behavior in prison. Remember, it isn't an idea of guilt or innocence that has all passed with the trial and it is behind you. No one in prison is guilty; they all claim to be innocent.

In Texas with common lawsuits on overcrowding early release of prisoners guilty of minor crimes is common, however if it is a drug crime then mandatory federal limits will make sure you stay in jail longer; it depends on the crime the state where you were convicted and where you do the time.

Lightning can strike DNA evidence can clear you, a plea for a pardon could work, the real guilty party could confess and so on, but the chances of that are pretty slim.

The best chances are that you or whoever is going to jail will spend about 75% of their original sentence, with time off for good behavior and parole chances. But, while on parole you will be subject to regular meetings with the police (your parole officer), staying off of drugs, not hanging around known criminals; another words your good behavior. If you mess up then you are back in jail to finish your sentence and the period of your parole will be for the remainder of your sentence. You will also have to have a job because parole isn't free, and if you fall behind on your payments that is another reason to be returned to jai.

In short a 10 year sentence about 80% of the time equals 7.5 years of actual prison time with 3.5 years of parole.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Some states have a law in which you have to serve a minimum amount of your sentence and then you can be set free after an evaluation. I know that my uncle was sentenced 20 years for posession and distributing Cocaine and he served 12 years of the 20 year sentence. he was placed in a half way house first for 1 year and then released to his home to be placed on house arrest for 1 year and then set completely free with the exception of being on probation and taking drug tests. There is not really anything like parole anymore but there is a chance to get out early. Some places do give you time off of your sentence for good behavior or being a model prisoner, this is how my uncle got out 8 year early.

Answer 4

Federal prison is different than state prison. In 1986, Congress abolished parole for federal offenses. Thus, while a state prisoner is eligible to be paroled prior to completing their sentence, a federal prisoner is not.

I am not sure about good time credit. I think they have dramatically reduced it for federal prisoners, but I do not know if they have eliminated it entirely.

In addition to the ten years, most federal prison sentence includes a term of conditional release after the prison sentence is completed. If a defendant violates the conditions of the conditional release, they can be sent back to federal prison for an additional term.

Answer 5

3-4 years

Answer 6

Depends on the chance of parole.
If the judge says, no parole, then 10 years.
But some can get out as early as 3-4 years with good behavior.

Answer 7

Under current law, 10 years. Good time went out the window several years ago under the federal system.

Answer 8

10years is 10 years,
the judge usually defines it during sentencing,
meaning probabtion, parole..,
retroactive..

but 10 years is 10 years...

why you hear things like oh, he'll get 10 but only do 5 years..
is because in 5 years that person is up for parole.. for early release...
federal is very strict and again it depends on the judge for paraole..

Answer 9

IT all depends on how hard the system wants to make it . If they want to make an example of you, the whole 10 years. If they want to be lenient on you, you can get out probably after seving about half of that time and be paroled.

Answer 10

10 years. No parole, no good behavior in federal system.