ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ordered a 100-year prison sentence cut in half for a woman who killed a 3-year-old girl in her care, to the surprise of the girl’s family. The Sioux City Journal reports that District Judge Edward Jacobson on Thursday ordered Rochelle Sapp’s two 50-year prison sentenced to be served at the same time. That effectively halves the sentence he handed down in October 2014, when he ordered the 50-year sentences be served one after the other.

Sapp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment resulting in death in exchange for prosecutors dropping a first-degree murder charge. As part of the deal, she agreed to the back-to-back sentences. But the judge said he reconsidered because Sapp had no prior record and has been a model prisoner.