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good time credit  

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  • Good time credits, also sometimes referred to as gain time, or time off for good behavior, allow for the early release of inmates from incarceration. Credits are deducted from a person's original sentence to reduce time served, providing the reward of early release from incarceration. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Good Time Credit]

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