Whenever I read Matthiessen the naturalist, I am reminded of a film clip I once saw of him trying to catch a snake in the wild.
This webpage only addresses apportionment of incarcerated veterans' benefits, which is the VA's process of taking all or some of a veteran's benefits that would otherwise be reduced or suspended due to incarceration and instead paying those benefits to the veteran's eligible dependents based on their demonstrated financial need.
Suspended sentence. Jail time and fines may be suspended by the judge to leave some future punishment in case you screw up later. 90 days jail time with 89 days suspended means you will do one day in jail and the balance will be on hold.