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danielandstepha · #**176** 10-29-2011, 12:00 PM

Tell me this 28 year is what percent of 85%. they say you have to 85% of your time. Can some one tell me.

NAN425 · #**177** 10-29-2011, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by danielandstepha

Tell me this 28 year is what percent of 85%. they say you have to 85% of your time. Can some one tell me.

23.8 years is 85% of 28 years.

.8 years is 9.6 months

So it would be about 23 years, 9.6 months

That is assuming that the 28 years isn't mandatory minimum and is actually eligible for serving 85%.

*ben's girl* · #**178** 10-29-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by His Sunshine03

Question regarding gain time. Do they give you your 10 days at the begining of the month or the end. Like right now his release date is 12/20/2011. So Novemeber 1st he will get 10 days and his release date should be 12/10/2011 so my question is the 10 days he just got were they for October gain time or November. B/c if they were for October then in November he should get 10 more days bringing his release date to 12/01/2011????? please help

Gaintime is awarded around the 15th of the month, give or take a few days. The gaintime your loved one rec'd in October was for the month of September. The month has to be completed in order for them to get their monthly evaluation and gave gaintime awarded for that month.

grimsgirl_78 · #**179** 11-25-2011, 04:32 PM

My Husband got 18 months with Half, He was supposed to go to prison but is serving time in la county, he has a projected release date for june 8,2012, Can he get out earlier than his release day and how much earlier?

NAN425 · #**180** 11-25-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by grimsgirl_78

My Husband got 18 months with Half, He was supposed to go to prison but is serving time in la county, he has a projected release date for june 8,2012, Can he get out earlier than his release day and how much earlier?

This is the Florida forum...you'll need to ask this question in the California forum to get an answer that is applicable to your situation.

mrshernandez561 · #**181** 01-07-2012, 04:03 PM

Ok, my husband is at a work camp. His original eos date is 1/16/2013, but with "good" behavior 10/30/2012. He recieved something called a walking dr where they just gave him extra duty and no gain time for that month. Does anyone know if he can earn those days baxk and still possibly get out 10/30/12??? Thanks...

wifeofMichael · #**182** 01-07-2012, 04:14 PM

Get out a calendar (seriously I did this ALOT) and count. What does his current date show on the DOC website? Figure out if there is enough time if, for the next nine months if he gets every bit of his ten if he will still get out then. The last month (maybe two) my hubby was in he got those ten months but he had reached his 85% date so it didn't move. He also only gained six days the first two months he was there because of a CC and then not having a job. He got ten every month after that.

mrshernandez561 · #**183** 01-07-2012, 04:20 PM

Lol ok I will. I am actually in a hotel right now visiting this weekend, but doc website says 12/17/12. Ill figure it out when we get home tomorrow... Thx so much

NAN425 · #**184** 01-07-2012, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mrshernandez561

Lol ok I will. I am actually in a hotel right now visiting this weekend, but doc website says 12/17/12. Ill figure it out when we get home tomorrow... Thx so much

Based on those dates...he only needs about 5 months more of gain time earned. So you are fine, with about 3-4 months at least to spare.

wifeofMichael · #**185** 01-08-2012, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wifeofMichael

Get out a calendar (seriously I did this ALOT) and count. What does his current date show on the DOC website? Figure out if there is enough time if, for the next nine months if he gets every bit of his ten if he will still get out then. The last month (maybe two) my hubby was in he got those ten months but he had reached his 85% date so it didn't move. He also only gained six days the first two months he was there because of a CC and then not having a job. He got ten every month after that.

that should be ten days, not months, sheesh lol

wifeofMichael · #**186** 01-08-2012, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by NAN425

Based on those dates...he only needs about 5 months more of gain time earned. So you are fine, with about 3-4 months at least to spare.

You rock. I started to do the math and my brain shut down...I hate math

mrshernandez561 · #**187** 01-08-2012, 12:35 PM

Thx appreciate that so much! The dr was bogous I hate doc... Im leaving visitation now, on my long ride home. Kids are asleep in back seat and im balling crying. Its so hard!

NAN425 · #**188** 01-08-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mrshernandez561

Thx appreciate that so much! The dr was bogous I hate doc... Im leaving visitation now, on my long ride home. Kids are asleep in back seat and im balling crying. Its so hard!

You are welcome.

I hate that long drive home too (7 hours for me)...I cried horribly the first few times but after that I mostly got numb. Not sure how I managed that "accomplishment" but glad I did.

mrshernandez561 · #**189** 01-09-2012, 11:15 AM

Aw yea it does suck!

kjdoolittle4 · #**190** 02-28-2012, 02:20 PM

I'm overwhelmed with the whole gain time thing. He trys to explain it, but i've gathered he gets 10 days knocked off every month. He's min. custody and according to the DOC website his release date is 10/03/2015. Is there anyway to ESTIMATE when he MIGHT be getting released? Do they serve their entire sentence out, or do they really only serve 85% of their time? Sorry guys, but anything would help me out! :-) Feel free to PM me as well!

Thanksss!

NAN425 · #**191** 02-28-2012, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kjdoolittle4

I'm overwhelmed with the whole gain time thing. He trys to explain it, but i've gathered he gets 10 days knocked off every month. He's min. custody and according to the DOC website his release date is 10/03/2015. Is there anyway to ESTIMATE when he MIGHT be getting released? Do they serve their entire sentence out, or do they really only serve 85% of their time? Sorry guys, but anything would help me out! :-) Feel free to PM me as well!

Thanksss!

You don't need to estimate. He should have been given his early release 85% date during intake - the earliest possible date that he can get out if he earns all his possible and allowed gain time. Whether they actually get out at 85% depends on if they behave and actually earn their gain time, and whether they come into the system with a bunch of jail credit. If more than half their sentence is served via time served credit from time they spent in jail before coming to DOC they won't make 85% because they can't make up the gain time for the time they spent in jail.

kjdoolittle4 · #**192** 03-01-2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NAN425

You don't need to estimate. He should have been given his early release 85% date during intake - the earliest possible date that he can get out if he earns all his possible and allowed gain time. Whether they actually get out at 85% depends on if they behave and actually earn their gain time, and whether they come into the system with a bunch of jail credit. If more than half their sentence is served via time served credit from time they spent in jail before coming to DOC they won't make 85% because they can't make up the gain time for the time they spent in jail.

Thank you! I think we all go thru that stage of "hope" that our loved one will get the chance to come home sooner. He was in county for a year, then transferred into DOC in November, and looks like we still have until 2015 to go

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nickeldawn · #**193** 03-07-2012, 10:05 AM

My fiance was arrested on January 6, 2005. He was sentenced on June 28, 2006 to 10 years 6months and 27 days. We haven't talked much about it because he hates having these kind of convos where the CO's can hear it so I really have no idea whats going on.... I read the topic on here about gain time and needing help with it and nothing looked like anything C has talked about.

He said when we were visiting him a couple weekends ago that he has over 400 days of gain time saved up and if he got a DR he'd lose over a year... he says hes suppose to get out Jan 1, 2015.. his inmate information says its April 6, 2015... now does that include his gain time or no? And does it go back to when he was arrested or from the time of sentencing? I dont get any of this... any kind of info would help... and if you need more info from me just let me know and i'll try my best!! He's currently in Berrydale Forestry Camp, before that he was in Century Work Camp. Thanks!!!

NAN425 · #**194** 03-07-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nickeldawn

My fiance was arrested on January 6, 2005. He was sentenced on June 28, 2006 to 10 years 6months and 27 days. We haven't talked much about it because he hates having these kind of convos where the CO's can hear it so I really have no idea whats going on.... I read the topic on here about gain time and needing help with it and nothing looked like anything C has talked about.

He said when we were visiting him a couple weekends ago that he has over 400 days of gain time saved up and if he got a DR he'd lose over a year... he says hes suppose to get out Jan 1, 2015.. his inmate information says its April 6, 2015... now does that include his gain time or no? And does it go back to when he was arrested or from the time of sentencing? I dont get any of this... any kind of info would help... and if you need more info from me just let me know and i'll try my best!! He's currently in Berrydale Forestry Camp, before that he was in Century Work Camp. Thanks!!!

The information on the computer shows only the gain time that he's earned SO FAR, not how much he'll eventually earn. The Jan. 1, 2015 date is the date that he'll get out if he earns all his time eventually...but so far he's only earned enough of it to get to April 2015. Every month, that date should roll back 10 days on the computer.

As far as him losing all of that if he gets a DR...not necessarily. Depends on the DR and what they decide to hand him as a penalty. It isn't an automatic loss of all your gain time when you get a DR. That's only for the really serious ones.

How gain time is figured...he earns up to 10 days each month that he is in DOC custody (not in county jail, just at the state) as long as he meets certain criteria - is working, is not in confinement, etc. It's not awarded all at once. It's handed out each month based on his performance THAT MONTH. That's why his date changes in the computer each month, until he reaches his 85% date and can't have any more deducted from his sentence. Once he reaches his 85% date, he has maxed out the gain time he is allowed to use. Inmates currently sentenced in Florida have to serve 85% of their sentences by law. They can deduct their 10 days per month till they hit their 85% date...which for your guy is that January date he told you. They are all given their early release target date in reception.

I hope that helps?

nickeldawn · #**195** 03-07-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NAN425

The information on the computer shows only the gain time that he's earned SO FAR, not how much he'll eventually earn. The Jan. 1, 2015 date is the date that he'll get out if he earns all his time eventually...but so far he's only earned enough of it to get to April 2015. Every month, that date should roll back 10 days on the computer.

As far as him losing all of that if he gets a DR...not necessarily. Depends on the DR and what they decide to hand him as a penalty. It isn't an automatic loss of all your gain time when you get a DR. That's only for the really serious ones.

How gain time is figured...he earns up to 10 days each month that he is in DOC custody (not in county jail, just at the state) as long as he meets certain criteria - is working, is not in confinement, etc. It's not awarded all at once. It's handed out each month based on his performance THAT MONTH. That's why his date changes in the computer each month, until he reaches his 85% date and can't have any more deducted from his sentence. Once he reaches his 85% date, he has maxed out the gain time he is allowed to use. Inmates currently sentenced in Florida have to serve 85% of their sentences by law. They can deduct their 10 days per month till they hit their 85% date...which for your guy is that January date he told you. They are all given their early release target date in reception.

I hope that helps?

That helped a lot, I now feel like i have some sort of understanding! thank you!!!

*ben's girl* · #**196** 03-07-2012, 09:14 PM

I'm not good at calculating gain time but I do know that a 10 year sentence gets 1.5 years of gain time so your loved one won't be too much over that. Also, the date on the DOC website only counts the gain time earned to date, not any that is yet to be earned.

How much gain time one would lose if they got a DR depends on what they did to get the DR. Not all infractions carry the same amount of gain time lost. And if he's reached his 85% date, he will not "bank" that gain time that no longer reduces his sentence. Gain time is awarded around the 10th of each month. Check his date in a couple of days and that will tell you if he's still earning gain time. If he's not, chances are he's been awarded all the gain time he is eligible for.

ILoveChris27 · #**197** 03-07-2012, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ben's girl

I'm not good at calculating gain time but I do know that a 10 year sentence gets 1.5 years of gain time so your loved one won't be too much over that. Also, the date on the DOC website only counts the gain time earned to date, not any that is yet to be earned.

How much gain time one would lose if they got a DR depends on what they did to get the DR. Not all infractions carry the same amount of gain time lost. And if he's reached his 85% date, he will not "bank" that gain time that no longer reduces his sentence. Gain time is awarded around the 10th of each month. Check his date in a couple of days and that will tell you if he's still earning gain time. If he's not, chances are he's been awarded all the gain time he is eligible for.

So what is the best way to determine when my guy will be released since he's still earning gain time on a 18 month sentence?

*ben's girl* · #**198** 03-08-2012, 06:05 AM

There are several posts in this thread with formulas for calculation the time.

xlabel · #**199** 03-12-2012, 08:11 PM

What happens if you go in and have medical issues and can't push lawnmowers or weedeat, do they just take away the 10 days/month or keep dr'ing you and stacking more time?

PcolaMermaid · #**200** 03-18-2012, 10:47 AM

He was sentenced to 2y 7 m 20 d. x2 Concurrent
Possession &
driv/w/lic. S/R/C/D. Felony

MC 31 m. 20 d. State
MC 365 d. Local

Credit time served 8 d

No minimum confinement stated.

Went to jail 9/27/11

Listed on FLDOC release date as 2/22/14

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I tried to figure it up and came up with him serving way to much time! He for sure did not like my math skills. Lol
Also I have called the phone # listed on the FLDOC to check on his balance in his account. It states there are no records for this DC#. Is that because he is at a privately owned prison? Bay CF. Thanks again for any help.

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