Reducción de penas por buen comportamiento en prisión

Explicación Simple

Si alguien está en prisión y se porta bien, puede conseguir reducir su tiempo allí. Esto significa que si trabaja duro y sigue las reglas, puede salir antes.

Es como cuando en la escuela si haces tus tareas y te portas bien, el maestro puede darte un día libre. En prisión, si los internos se comportan bien, pueden salir antes.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina a Juan, quien está en prisión por un delito menor. Durante su tiempo allí, siempre sigue las reglas y ayuda a los demás. Su supervisor nota su buen comportamiento y recomienda que le reduzcan un año de su condena. Gracias a esto, Juan podrá volver a casa más pronto.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9.95.070 - Reductions for good behavior (1) Every prisoner, convicted of a crime committed before July 1, 1984, who has a favorable record of conduct at a state correctional institution, and who performs in a faithful, diligent, industrious, orderly and peaceable manner the work, duties, and tasks assigned to him or her to the satisfaction of the superintendent of the institution, and in whose behalf the superintendent of the institution files a report certifying that his or her conduct and work have been meritorious and recommending allowance of time credits to him or her, shall upon, but not until, the adoption of such recommendation by the indeterminate sentence review board, be allowed time credit reductions from the term of imprisonment fixed by the board.(2) Offenders sentenced under *RCW 9.94A.712 for a crime committed on or after September 1, 2001, are subject to the earned release provisions for sex offenders established in RCW 9.94A.728. RCW 9.95.080 - Revocation and redetermination of minimum for infractions In case any person convicted of a crime committed before July 1, 1984, and under the jurisdiction of the indeterminate sentence review board undergoing sentence in a state correctional institution commits any infractions of the rules and regulations of the institution, the board may revoke any order theretofore made determining the length of time such convicted person shall be imprisoned, including the forfeiture of all or a portion of credits earned or to be earned, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 9.95.110, and make a new order determining the length of time the person shall serve, not exceeding the maximum penalty provided by law for the crime for which the person was convicted, or the maximum fixed by the court. Such revocation and redeter