frank last week saved a co from losing his life. the co slipped and was falling off the back of a like well a merita bread truck. someother inmates that were there told him that anytime u save a c.o. from harm u get automatically 6months off your sentence is this true does anyone know? and if not does anyone know who i should contact to find out? thanks

Not exactly, he would have to be nominated for it by the administration but he may be able to request it aswell.

From FL DOC:
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/oth/inmates/gaintime.html

Meritorious Gaintime (s. 944.275(4)(c) F.S.) may be considered for an inmate who commits an outstanding deed.
Maximum award is 60 days.

Examples of outstanding deeds are saving a life or assisting in recapturing an escaped inmate, or in some manner performing an outstanding service.

I'd probably call his Classification Officer and ask if it were me. (But then I call her so often, we're on a first name basis - LOL!)

Good Luck!!!
Hope he gets it.!

thank u guys for answering those ?'s and thank u for getting me the site i will be sure to look into it. i also understand that the guard has to say that u saved him or what not and according to someother inmates lawtey co's are usually pretty good about letting whomever know about getting time off but i will defiantly call his classification officer and i will also be looking into that web site thank u guys so much!!!!!!!!!!

Jreed I don't know the answer to your question but I do know this for sure......get it documented....and make 15 copies of it...seiously, get everyone that witnessed it to sign a statement or write their own.....you keep a couple, have your man keep one, and send one to every body and their brother who is in authority at his prison...good things like that seem to get lost or forgotten....even if he doesn't officially get time off his sentence it can't hurt to have that in his records and please tell him Thanks for me....you gotta hand it to him...he must be a good man to do such a good deed...it would be so easy to look the other way...ya know? May God bless him.....Judy

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thank u so much that is a terrific idea i am going to print this page out to him and mail it to him thank u so much

judy i will sure let him know i am like i said mailing these replys out to him so he can see what u wrote that will really bring a smile to his face and yes he is a good man with a big heart!!!!!!!