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I have a friend that was recently incarcerated for tax fraud/wiring money, etc. He has been sentenced to 5 years but I think he will be serving them at a prison camp. He is well mannered, had a job and attending college. He is no threat to society. What are ways his sentenced can be reduced?
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Regardless of what your friend does in prison he has to serve 85% of his sentence. While in the Department of Corrections he is eligible for gain time and good time. If he works at his facility he can shave time off his sentence, but once again he still has to serve 85% of the five year sentence. If he entered a plea deal he can always try to withdraw his plea, assuming he has grounds for a withdrawal. If he withdraws his plea he could get a lesser sentence, the same sentence, or end up serving more time depending on the degree of felony he is charged with. There are time constrains to withdrawing a plea. He can also try a motion to modify or reduce his sentence. Unfortunately the majority of the time such motions are denied.
Answered on Jun 10th, 2015 at 8:44 AM