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Good Behavior

Interview with Shawanda Miller, Chuck and Jeremy

JM: Did you get off early based on good behavior?
Shawanda Miller: Generally you get 10 days off per month for good behavior as long as you didn't have any problems with the guards or other inmates. Also, if you signed up for STS you also get credit for that time also, so you are able to reduce your sentence. I got out 1 month early between good behavior and STS.
Chuck: I did. I signed up for trustee program.

JM: What is the most time off you can receive for good behavior?
Shawanda Miller: 10 days per month
Jeremy: i am told in Minnesota you do 2/3 of your sentence. So if you are sentenced to one year you will do 8 months of it.
Chuck: When you're a trustete for every two days of work you got one day off your sentence.

JM: What types of actions do you need to avoid in order to get time off? Did you ever witness somebody losing time off for good behavior?
Shawanda Miller: Fights, smoking, contraband.
Jeremy: Just stay out of trouble!
Chuck: Follow the rules, avoid conversations with inmates. You're not supposed to be talking to inmates when your a trustees. Do your job.