Indonesia's government refused but did announce that it would take three months off Gusmão's 20-year sentence.

He can get up to 3 months off his sentence for good behavior.

Every three days worked inside the prison earns one day off his sentence.

If I show some remorse, it might take a few years off my sentence?

You can knock a good deal off your sentence if you crank up and come in right after breakfast.

The admission could cut 10 years off his sentence and spare the girl from testifying.

If the information proves useful, we will lop years off your sentence.

Three years off his sentence and tomorrow he would find out what else he could do to reduce it even more.

They might even take, say, ten years off your thirty-year sentence.

Dangerous jobs such as satellite repair, that take two days off your sentence for every day served.