A state has adopted determinate sentencing, but quickly finds its prisons becoming crowded. To reduce the number of inmates, the legislature passes provisions for awarding good-/gain-time credits. An inmate is originally sentenced to five years. He accrues two years of good-/gain-time credits. Thus, at the end of three years, he receives:

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Mandatory supervised release occurs when an inmate is released after serving a portion of their sentence, reduced by good-/gain-time credits, under supervision for the remainder of the sentence.

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