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Does the amount of time before trial come out of your sentence?

londons_explore 3y ago
Yes, but only if you're actually in prison. It's part of the reason some people don't post bail - if you're pretty sure you're going to end up in prison anyway, you might as well get started early so you can get out sooner.
- hutzlibu 3y ago
  I'll guess it depends how old you are and how much prison time you are facing.
  - LatteLazy 3y ago
    If you in your 20s and looking at >40 years, it looks pretty similar to a life sentence whether you will technically be released or not...
    - glimshe 3y ago
      And arguably you'd rather enjoy your 20s than your 60s out of prison. Health problems of old age are a prison of their own.
      - JohnFen 3y ago
        Having health problems in your 60s is not guaranteed. My experience is that every decade after my 20s have been better than the previous decade. If I had to sacrifice a couple of decades, I'd rather them be my younger ones than my older ones.
        glimshe 3y ago
        I'm happy to hear that, it's just that the opposite is generally true for the vast majority of people as actuarial tables indicate. Nonetheless, I wish you health for many more years!
        JohnFen 3y ago
        Yes, but that's generally because of a lifetime of poor health habits. Which means that it's a choice. Don't get me wrong -- aging isn't for the faint of heart, and you are absolutely more likely to have health problems when you're older vs when you're younger. But how healthy you live in your youth has an enormous affect on the odds of having major health problems when you're older. As an older person myself, I suffer from several age-related health degradations, but they are relatively minor (as are the ones of nearly everyone my age that I know). And the upside to being older far outweighs those downsides. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I had a major health issue -- but perhaps not. You can have a major health issue at any age, after all. All in all, being older is such an improvement that even if I did have major health issues, I suspect I'd still prefer to sacrifice my younger years over my older years. But that's just me. Others likely have different opinions.
        glimshe 3y ago
        Cancer is an example of a major health problem that can hit anyone irrespective of their habits (although also much more likely than not depending on their habits), and it hits older people a lot more often.
    - londons_explore 3y ago
      But it makes good sense if you think you'll spend a year behind bars and the judicial process will also take about a year. You'll probably be found guilty and then immediately released.
- lordnacho 3y ago
  Do you get compensated if you're not found guilty? I would imagine nobody does it to get paid but who knows.
  - c22 3y ago
    No, but in some places you might not be required to pay for your incarceration...
    - londons_explore 3y ago
      This. In lots of the world, if you're found guilty then the state pays for your prison cell and food. Yet if you're found not guilty, then you have to repay the state for the food and accomodation you wrongly received.
- jstarfish 3y ago
  If you know you're going down for a felony and intend to fight it all the way, consider skipping bail. You will be held in the county jail, usually somewhere in your metro area, until your sentencing. It is much easier for people to visit you in the local jail than it will be once you're shipped out to the state pen 2 hours away. After a few rounds of 4-hour commutes for a 30-minute visitation, people stop coming to see you. Taking the fall early keeps you out of trouble too-- no babies being born 9 months into your sentence or drama arising from you "just trying to talk with" witnesses.
sklargh 3y ago
Typically, yes.

Yes, but only if you're actually in prison. It's part of the reason some people don't post bail - if you're pretty sure you're going to end up in prison anyway, you might as well get started early so you can get out sooner.

hutzlibu 3y ago
I'll guess it depends how old you are and how much prison time you are facing.
- LatteLazy 3y ago
  If you in your 20s and looking at >40 years, it looks pretty similar to a life sentence whether you will technically be released or not...
  - glimshe 3y ago
    And arguably you'd rather enjoy your 20s than your 60s out of prison. Health problems of old age are a prison of their own.
    - JohnFen 3y ago
      Having health problems in your 60s is not guaranteed. My experience is that every decade after my 20s have been better than the previous decade. If I had to sacrifice a couple of decades, I'd rather them be my younger ones than my older ones.
      - glimshe 3y ago
        I'm happy to hear that, it's just that the opposite is generally true for the vast majority of people as actuarial tables indicate. Nonetheless, I wish you health for many more years!
        JohnFen 3y ago
        Yes, but that's generally because of a lifetime of poor health habits. Which means that it's a choice. Don't get me wrong -- aging isn't for the faint of heart, and you are absolutely more likely to have health problems when you're older vs when you're younger. But how healthy you live in your youth has an enormous affect on the odds of having major health problems when you're older. As an older person myself, I suffer from several age-related health degradations, but they are relatively minor (as are the ones of nearly everyone my age that I know). And the upside to being older far outweighs those downsides. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I had a major health issue -- but perhaps not. You can have a major health issue at any age, after all. All in all, being older is such an improvement that even if I did have major health issues, I suspect I'd still prefer to sacrifice my younger years over my older years. But that's just me. Others likely have different opinions.
        glimshe 3y ago
        Cancer is an example of a major health problem that can hit anyone irrespective of their habits (although also much more likely than not depending on their habits), and it hits older people a lot more often.
  - londons_explore 3y ago
    But it makes good sense if you think you'll spend a year behind bars and the judicial process will also take about a year. You'll probably be found guilty and then immediately released.
lordnacho 3y ago
Do you get compensated if you're not found guilty? I would imagine nobody does it to get paid but who knows.
- c22 3y ago
  No, but in some places you might not be required to pay for your incarceration...
  - londons_explore 3y ago
    This. In lots of the world, if you're found guilty then the state pays for your prison cell and food. Yet if you're found not guilty, then you have to repay the state for the food and accomodation you wrongly received.
jstarfish 3y ago
If you know you're going down for a felony and intend to fight it all the way, consider skipping bail. You will be held in the county jail, usually somewhere in your metro area, until your sentencing. It is much easier for people to visit you in the local jail than it will be once you're shipped out to the state pen 2 hours away. After a few rounds of 4-hour commutes for a 30-minute visitation, people stop coming to see you. Taking the fall early keeps you out of trouble too-- no babies being born 9 months into your sentence or drama arising from you "just trying to talk with" witnesses.

sklargh 3y ago

Typically, yes.