Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over the territory. The opposite of independence is the status of a dependent territory.
Depending on the state. If it's a four year federal sentence you will have to do 85% ,or they takeoff 54 days a year for good behavior. Most states abdopted the NERA Act for federal funding (No Early Release Act). Meaning if you're incarcerated for a violent crime you will be required to do 85% of your sentence.
Loss of instructional time due to off-task behavior is a. well-established problem in educational settings, recognized. both by researchers (e.g., Baker, 2007; Karweit & Slavin, 1981; Lee et al., 1999) and practitioners (e.g., Lemov, 2010) for over a hundred years (cf.