Why do criminals sometimes serve less time than they were convicted for?

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Sometimes you read that a criminal gets 20 years in prison, but people say “Oh he will be out in 10”. How does that work? Good behavior can not cut 10 years of a sentence, can it?

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Jails are overcrowded, and everyone knows that they do not reform people and prepare them for life back in society. If someone is showing good behavior, then perhaps they can be released early so that someone who really deserves to be in jail can ho there instead. You don’t just release them, they have to go on parole and meet a whole bunch of conditions related to the activities they are or are not allowed to do, and they have to check in periodically with an officer of the court to ensure that they are following the rules.

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