How to get out of prison after serving only a third of your time:
An Indiana teen convicted in a deadly DUI was released from prison Monday. Paige Grable served her time, but not as much as the victim's family -- or prosecutors -- expected. WAVE 3's David McArthur explains.
Grable was sentenced to 30 months but is out after nine months.
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When Grable was sentenced, she was already close to graduating, so she able to quickly complete her GED.
Good behavior cut her 30-month sentence in half. with six months credit for earning her GED, she was eligible for release after serving just nine months.
The prosecutor has a good idea for a change in state law. Apply any credits granted to the original sentence instead of the one halved by good time. If that had been done in this case, the teen would at least have served 12 months out of 30 instead of nine.
