Sentencing & Custody Timeline Workbench
Audit and model multi-count criminal sentencing schedules, consecutive vs. concurrent stacking, statutory good-time credits (85% violent felony rule, federal 54-day rates, or day-for-day), pretrial custody time served, and mandatory post-release supervision.
Custody Timeline & Release Audit
Aggregate: 15.0 YrsStatutory Stacking & Count Breakdown
1 Count Analyzed| Count # | Offense Description | Sentence | Type | Relationship | Effective Added | Min. Custody (85.7%) |
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Sentencing Mechanics & Statutory Authority
Criminal justice sentencing involves multiple overlapping statutory mechanisms that determine when an incarcerated individual may realistically re-enter the community.
1. Pretrial Jail Credits (Time Served)
Under statutes such as NY Penal Law § 70.30(3) and 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b), days spent in detention prior to sentence commencement are credited day-for-day toward the satisfaction of the definite term, advancing the conditional release date immediately.
2. Good Time & Violent Felony Rules
In many jurisdictions, violent felony convictions require inmates to complete a mandatory fraction—typically 6/7ths (85.71%) under state law or 85% with 54 annual days under the federal Sentencing Reform Act—before becoming eligible for conditional release.
3. Stacking: Consecutive vs. Concurrent
Concurrent terms run simultaneously, bounded by the longest individual term. Consecutive sentences aggregate end-to-end, subject in some states to statutory caps on aggregate maximum terms for non-Class A felonies.