Federal Bureau of Prisons Announces New Policy on Home Confinement and Time Credits

by Abraham Jones and Defendant Aid Society StaffFirst Step Act, NewsPosted on Comments are Disabled

Major Update: BOP Changes Policy on FSA and Second Chance Act Releases WASHINGTON D.C. (D.A.S.) – On June 17, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) issued a new national memorandum that changes how federal inmates are referred to prerelease custody. For the first time, the BOP is requiring prisons to fully apply both First …

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Federal Inmates at FCI Englewood Sue Over Staff’s “No Home Confinement” Policy

by Defendant Aid Society StaffCARES Act, NewsPosted on Comments are Disabled

[Part 2 of 3] Inmates sue for CARES Act home confinement. “Here at Englewood we don’t offer any form of home confinement.” Littleton, Colorado (D.A.S.) – According to recently filed lawsuits, multiple inmates at FCI Englewood’s Satellite Camp qualify for home confinement under the federal government’s CARES Act policy; but the local warden has apparently …

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FCI Englewood Inmates Complain Low-Risk Inmates Serving More Time In Prison Than Congress Has Provided

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[Part 1 of 3] Almost 10% of Inmates at FCI Englewood Satellite Camp Complain in a Flurry of First Step Act and CARES Act Petitions Filed In Colorado Federal Court Littleton, Colorado (D.A.S.) – Warden J.F. Williams at FCI Englewood, a federal prison facility in Littleton, Colorado, has been named in almost a half dozen …

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Lompoc Inmates Win CARES Act Home Confinement Victory: BOP Agrees to Broad CARES Act Criteria

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Court Approves Settlement; BOP to Rapidly Process Lompoc Inmates Under Expanded CARES Act Home Confinement Rules Lompoc, California (DAS) – In May 2020, during the peak of the original COVID-19 national pandemic, the federal prison at Lompoc, California was 130% overcrowded. It quickly became one of the worst hit federal prisons in the country with …

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