February 12, 2010
Early county inmate releases illegal, says Sac judge
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department announced Wednesday that it has stopped allowing inmates to get out of jail early for good behavior.
Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran said the decision came in response to a judge's finding earlier Wednesday that a government code section on the books since 1976 that allows local jurisdictions to grants the "good-time" credits "does not apply to County Jail inmates."
"If you're sentenced to do six months, you have to do six months," Curran said….
LINK - SacBee.com
