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Good time in the federal system is 15% off of the sentence. You most behave while in prison to receive the full amount off, or you can have some good time redacted by the BOP. If you calculate the actual percentage of good time, it really comes out to you serving about 87% or getting about 13% off. There have been many disputes arising from this disparity, mostly through appeals, and the way the math is done because of there formula it does equate to only about 13% off. Rdap Sentence Reduction - Usually, or generally the Government will give around a third off someones sentence. But again, time given off can vary a lot, sometimes only 15% and also up to 80% in some cases. You really should consult a professional prison sentence reduction specialist to find out and to assist you in doing this sort of thing. They can walk you through the process, communicate to the Government and or your lawyer and help you get the biggest possible reduction. Lawyers cannot do this service and do not provide this kind of service. Another one of these ways is called the RDAP, it stands for, Residential Drug Abuse Program. This program is available to a limited selection of people who qualify and meet the strict requirements. You can get up to one year off your prison sentence, however if you have a short sentence to begin with it would most likely be shorter than 1 year off. There are some other minor sentencing factors that can be submitted to the Judge at the time of sentencing that may result in a reduced sentence, such as, having a family, being married, having health issues, old age, no criminal history and so on. But these usually don't result in the dramatic reduction like cooperation. Federal criminal justice system, there are actually rules that allow you to cooperate with the government, or have a third party cooperate in some instances to get your sentence reduced. The most common is called a Rule 35 motion. Another almost as common is called a 5K1 motion. Both these motions are filed by the federal prosecutor after the defendant has provided substantial assistance to the government. There is a good chance to get a substantial reduction in your sentence when cooperating, some say the average is around a 1/3 off, but there are many factors that are taken into account. A professional prison consulting firm can help you through this process, particularly helping do third party cooperation, something lawyers are not as familiar with and don't really handle. About the Author: Federal Prison Sentence - Jail Time Consulting has programs and techniques to properly position our clients for eligibility and acceptance into various BOP programs including the 500-Hour Residential Drug Abuse Program, the Second Chance Act Program, the Compassionate Release Program and the Commutation of Sentence Program. These programs have the potential to dramatically reduce the length of actual time served by our clients
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