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Maine inmate says ‘good time’ credit needs to be fixed
By pressherald.com- Betty Adams
Published: 05/15/2014

PORTLAND — When he pleaded guilty to charges of eluding an officer in Kennebec County in 2012, Glen C. Harrington III thought he would be eligible to take classes at the Maine State Prison to reduce his sentence.

But he soon learned that the program is not offered to inmates until they are within 18 months of release, so he challenged the Department of Corrections.

Harrington believes he should be getting an extra “good time” credit of two days a month during his entire sentence. Without that, Harrington’s attorney calculates he will serve “72 days over that intended by the Legislature.”

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