The board had discretion to grant it based on good behavior in jail and other evidence of rehabilitation.
The department responded by instituting the "close custody" method of supervision, in which unruly inmates remain locked in their cells 23 hours a day and are gradually reintegrated into regular prison life, based on good behavior.
Mr. Cinelli, who died in a shootout with the officer, had been serving three concurrent sentences of 15 years to life when the board released him in 2009 based on good behavior over the previous decade.
A more cynical view is that S.&P. is playing the role of the schoolmarm, looking for excuses to reward or punish countries based on good behavior — and that this is getting in the way of their objectivity.
There is opportunity to create a space where parents can manage their children's device use and content and create an allowance based system (should they decide) based on good behavior.
Legislation has been proposed in numerous jurisdictions that could lower minimum sentences for some non-violent crimes and make more inmates eligible for early release based on good behavior.
