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Practice question: Good Conduct Time Allowance (RA 10592)

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Practice question

Explain why good-conduct allowances under RA10592 affect sentence service rather than automatically acquitting the prisoner. State the basic monthly schedule under amended Article97.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10592_2013.html — RA10592 Sections2–3 amending RPC Articles94 and97.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_249027_2024.html — Guinto v. DOJ, G.R.249027 and249155, April3 2024, MAIN en banc opinion, distinction between preventive imprisonment and service after final conviction.

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