My dear friend Larry is in SRCI in Oregon. His relase date should have been in July 2003 but he has not been credited for his county time he served at the beginnig of his sentence. His counselor say that was county time not D.O.C. time!!! So they push his release til Jan. 2004!!!

Can this really be true!

What was the first 6 month then? A free "hotel" stay?????

Please do anyone know something about this?

Kristin

I am pretty sure that my boyfriend's county time isn't counted either, at least that is what he told me. I think it's true that even though your boyfriend was doing time in county, it isn't the same as DOC. So, yea, the time he spent probably isn't counted. Sucks

Well I'm pretty sure that John's city time counted or that would totally suck because it was almost 3 years till he was sentenced. That's ridiculous

Here, the county has to send in paperwork to the DOC stating the dates the person was imprisioned. Call the jail where he was originally and ask to speak to the records person and ask if they can give the info to the prison. Or your friend could write to the jail and request a time sheet stating the dates served there. That time should count!

I know there are sometimes technicalities about whether the judge indicated in paperwork that the inmate was to be given credit for time served..... There should be a way to work it out, because I believe inmates are generally given credit for time served in county... but you know it does vary from state to state... I would start by looking at the laws or making some calls just to try to get info....

It varies state to state. Some don't count county time, some do. Like some counties don't count city time. Although most have provisions where once you accumulate a certain amount of time they will count it. Like say anything under 4 months they don't count everything over 4 months they do count. So you will have to contact your prison administration to find out the exact rules for your state.

Thank you guys!
I simply couldn't believe it - but I guess its true then... sigh
Well we will look into it... and see what happens

Kristin

Kristin,
Don't accept it as fact. Make sure you check into it as described by a number of people above. Each area varies and it is at least worth looking into. I had to fight for 2 months back time when I got into the feds. I ended up getting it because I didn't drop the ball.. I contacted the jails, etc. What's 2 months worth? How bout 6 months?

David

Thank you David -
you can be sure no one here is just going to accept it as a fact! :-)

Kristin

Kristen,

After thinking about this for a few days, & talking with some friends regarding this, some of us seem to remember that at least here in calif. you can file some kind of paper work to have county time credited. We just aren't sure if it's filed with the court, or the prison admin., & that it's pretty much just a formality, that if you ask for it you get it, if you don't your SOL. So definately check it out.--------Ken

How about this one. My boyfriend got moved to a "camp" for people nearing the end of their sentences. It is a 6 month program, and he had been incarcerated for just over 2 months when he went in. They won't count that time, so he has to do the full 6. Don't understand that one either. It's not terrible because it is only 2 months, (still sucks) but what about the guys that have done more then that?

My husband went to prison to await a parole hearing. He was put in county jail in December 2001, transferred to prison in March 2002 and had his hearing in April 2002. Parole was revoked and we was set-off for 3 years. His next scheduled parole hearing - April 2005. They set him off from the date of his hearing, not the day he was locked up. Sucks, doesn't it?