Arizona Capitol Times: Blackman relaunches effort to release prisoners early

Other states give prisoners two ways to earn time off their sentences, said Lauren Krisai, a senior analyst with the national Justice Action Network. They can earn “good time” for behaving and avoiding disciplinary actions and “earned time” for participating in programs like GED classes or anger management that are designed to help returning prisoners integrate into society.

“If you follow the rules, than you can get good time credits,” Krisai said. “For earned time, you have to do something proactively”

https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2019/08/05/blackman-relaunches-effort-to-release-prisoners-early/

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