--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, a sentence of six months in the county jail is determinate, because the prisoner will spend six months behind bars (minus time off for good behavior, work-release, or other alternatives to in-custody time, when applicable).