--decisions must be well documented, and the specialists must be able to defend his/her opinions. All these specific rules underline the fact that professional judgment must be exercised in those situations when the law and regulations don't give a solution.
So we waited our 90 days for any appeals, sentencing was scheduled for January and it got postponed because the parole office was back logged, rescheduled for February, got postponed again because the DA had to have a medical procedure done.
For example, if the judge feels that a 45 day jail sentence is appropriate, and an offender spent 15 days in jail in pre-sentence custody, the judge may reduce the sentence that they were going to impose by 30 days, making the sentence 15 days (instead of 45).