Q: When a person violates their probation should they get credit for the time they did on probation before the violation
My husband was sentenced to 4yrs he did 2yrs in prison and was ordered to complete the other 2yrs on probation. He violated after completing 11 months. The day of his VOP ruling the judge sentenced him back to prison to complete the other 2yrs so we want to know aside from the prison credit is he suppose to also get credit for the 11 months that he completed on probation before the violation
A: The judge likely sentenced your husband to 4 years DOC with credit for the actual time served in prison and any unrevoked gain time. In addition, the judge likely awarded any credit for time in jail. DOC is to calculate the day for day credit he previously served. Almost always DOC revokes the previously awarded gain time. Time on probation isn't counted when a person is sentenced to prison for a VOP. In this case the total prison sentence is less than the statutory max and the original probation was revoked and terminated, based upon the info you provided.
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