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85% of 24 months is 20.4 months. Since 2 years equals 24 months, you take 85% of 24 months.
If your sentence is for 2 years or less then you will be released after half the sentence. If your sentence is for more than two years, then in most cases you will be eligible for parole after serving one third of the sentence. Your sentence is for 1095 days, but you will be able to apply for parole after 365 days.
A year in jail is twelve months. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.
Because it is a short-term sentence (2 years or less) you are released after serving half the sentence.
You will be released when you do 30 percent of your time unless your state offers good time which I believe every state does. Two years ( 12 months to a year x 2=24 months. 24x . 30= 7.2 months.
In federal court you will have to serve 85% of your sentence if convicted of federal charges. Thus, if you are sentenced to 10 years in prison, you will actually serve 8.5 years in prison. However, for most state felony convictions, you will only serve 50% of your actual sentence.
The sentencing guidelines for felonies at each level depend on a number of factors that determine the range of sentences the defendant will face. The factors at play include the following: Whether or not the felony is drug related. If the defendant has a prior felony record.
In legal terms, a 'day' is usually interpreted to mean a calendar day, which naturally includes both the daytime and nighttime hours. For example, if an inmate is sentenced to '30 days' in prison, this would technically represent 30 full calendar days, not 30 separate counts of daytimes and nighttimes.
Determinate sentences have no minimum sentence - only a "maximum" term. The inmate is ineligible for Parole and must serve at least 6/7 of the determinate term before he or she can be eligible for release.