Suspect of Officer Shooting Was Out Early on 'Good Behavior'

While police wrap up the investigation of Kenneth Robinson who shot an Anchorage Police officer before killing himself, many are questioning why he was released from prison just last month on good behavior.

Since getting out, police believe Robinson was also a suspect in two open cases including a domestic violence incident and an armed robbery of a coffee stand.

But according to the Department of Corrections, getting out on good behavior is part of state law.

It's called a mandatory release where if a prisoner reaches their release or adjusted release date and has served their sentence, officials are required to let them out of jail.

"We have what you may term 'mandatory release' which means a prisoner reaches their release date, adjusted release date by statute they served their sentence and we are required to let them out of jail," said Lori Fritz, Chief Time Accounting Officer, for the Department Of Corrections.

"That's a legislative mandate, so it's state law."

The law also applies for good behavior. A person who is following requirements can get a third of their sentence taken off.

"Every offender that is sentenced in the state of Alaska by statute receives a third off from their sentence. It's called statutory good time," said Fritz. "So somebody with a three-year sentence will have one year of that taken off for statutory good behavior or statutory good time."

Anybody that has a sentence of

"You are talking about a behavioral issue, so if they have a behavioral issue within the institution it's well within the Department of Corrections policy and procedure to be able to take a portion of that good time away."

Although all prisoners are eligible for an adjusted release date, if someone messes up, officials can extend it to their full term to keep them longer.

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