When you are at a reception facility, do you get day counted as a credit towards your release?
Latrice Juengain
Yes, any time spent in custody is counted as a day incarcerated.
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Yes, any time spent in custody is counted as a day incarcerated.
You can turn yourself in, get fingerprinted and post bond and leave in two hours and that will count as a one day credit for time served.
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Accepted Answer Date Created: December 17,2014
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