I was just wondering what good time is. My boyfriend told me that he's about to go up for his good time at the end of the month and I don't really understand what it's all about and what it means.

Good time is something an inmate can earn. I think most inmates start out at Class 2 which means they get 20 days good time for each 30 days served. The best is when you get a class 1 which means you get 30 days good time for each 30 days served. There is also class 3, and class 4. Class 4 earns no good time.

What this means is if he has earned a class 1 each 30 days he serves counts as 60 days served! It's not available if you're in the county jail waiting to go to ADC (there are currently 1400+ inmated in county jail waiting to go to ADC) but when you get to diagnostics they COULD give him credit (at class 2) for the time he served in county jail.


Most of it is explained in this booklet which is available on the ADC website. http://www.state.ar.us/doc/services.html#How
You need adobe acrobat reader to view it. If you can't view it for some reason, contact the constituent services officer and she'll mail you one. It's called "Guide for Family and Friends." I made copies of it for my husband - he shares it with his cell mates, his mom, and one for me.

I hope this helps!