Sentencing & Time Comp

See how every sentence date is calculated.

Turns your state’s sentencing rules into an engine that calculates release and parole dates. Every date traces back to the rule that produced it, the inputs it used, and the statute or policy behind it.

Let residents see their own dates

The same dates can show up in the companion app for residents, in plain language.

  • Shows residents how earned time affects their possible release date.
  • Reduces the volume of repetitive questions staff field about sentence dates.
  • Helps residents see how their behavior and program participation affect their release timeline.

Sentence dates shouldn’t depend on a few specialists

When only a handful of people understand how your system calculates dates, if they leave, that knowledge leaves with them. The engine makes the rules explicit, so the calculation is consistent and anyone who needs it can follow and check it.

  • Handles concurrent and consecutive sentences, jail credit, good time, and parole eligibility.
  • Applies your state’s statutory limits, so credits aren’t over- or under-counted.
  • New staff can see how a date was reached instead of learning it by apprenticeship.

Spend less time answering questions about dates

Residents, attorneys, and hearing officers all ask the same thing: why is this date what it is? Turn a question that used to take an afternoon of research into one answered in the meeting.

  • Presents a full explanation ready to be walked through with residents, attorneys, or hearing officers.
  • Replaces research across spreadsheets and statutes with automatically generated details.

Keeps up when credits or laws change

When someone earns or loses credit, their dates update against the current rules. Law changes become an cleanly generated list rather than a tedious manual audit.

  • Updated by Recidiviz to follow new guidelines, with no rebuild required.
  • Flags residents whose important dates are changed by newly implemented policies.
  • Recalculates the probable release date when a resident's Work or Education Credit eligibility change.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the engine handle complex sentences?
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Yes. Concurrent and consecutive sentences, jail credit, good time, and parole eligibility, following current statute and court orders.

How does it keep up with new laws?
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The rules are configurable, not hard-coded. When a law changes, we update the rules, and the engine can flag who’s affected.

What keeps it accurate?
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Every date traces back to its formula and statute, and staff can review or adjust any date. We test how we’ve encoded each state’s rules.

Does it replace our system of record?
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If you want it to. It can also work alongside it, calculating and explaining dates rather than replacing your OMS.

Can residents see their own dates?
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Yes, in the tablet app, in plain language

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