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Washington Jail’s Good Time Certification Based on Time in Jail, Not Court’s Award of Time Served

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2009

Filed under: Sentencing, Good Time, Habeas Corpus. Location: Washington.

In dismissing a personal restraint petition, Division One of the Washington State Court of Appeals discussed the law involving the certification and award of good time by a county jail to the Department of Corrections (DOC).

The petition, which was filed by prisoner Kail Erickson, involved a situation where Erickson …

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