Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 20-621 (2026)
Commutation for good behavior.
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Commutation for good behavior.
Every person serving a jail sentence in a county jail in the state of Idaho who has a good record as a prisoner and who performs the tasks assigned him in an orderly and peaceable manner, shall upon the recommendation of the sheriff be allowed five (5) days off of each and every month of his sentence, by the magistrate judge.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1981–2015 · leading case: State v. Corey Allen Thiel, 343 P.3d 1110 (Idaho 2015).
State v. Corey Allen Thiel, 343 P.3d 1110 (Idaho 2015). “I.C. § 20-621. The State argues that the statute unambiguously vests discretion with the magistrate court.”
State v. Staten, 762 P.2d 838 (Idaho Ct. App. 1988). “Under I.C. § 20-621 Gary has the possibility of having his sentence reduced for good behavior.”
State v. Hughes, 639 P.2d 1 (Idaho 1981). “We agree with the district court that the sentence “is an indeterminate sentence as authorized by law and as such it is subject to the authority of the sheriff and prosecuting attorney to approve not more than five (5) days per month reduction for good time, pursuant to §…”
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