Tag: Time-Credits

Don’t Fall Prey to Inaccurate Release Date Calculations – Use Our Free, Reliable FSA Time Credit Calculator South Jordan, Utah (D.A.S.) – As almost all federal inmates know by now, the 2018 First Step Act (FSA) time credit program (FTC) allows eligible federal inmates to earn credits toward early release and additional pre-release custody time …

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Technical issues and miscommunication continue to hinder progress in releasing prisoners under the First Step Act. Washington D.C. (DAS) – The Federal Bureau of Prisons continues to struggle implementing key provisions of the First Step Act (FSA), a comprehensive criminal reform act for federal inmates passed in 2018. On serious reform to America’s justice system …

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Ambiguity in New BOP Policy Means Inmates May Continue Serving More Time in Prison than Congress has Mandated Washington, D.C. (DAS) – Two days after the Senate Judiciary Committee excoriated the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in a letter to the United States Attorney General, for the agency’s pattern of delay and repeated failures implementing …

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Federal Bureau of Prisons Needs to Fully Implement the First Step Act Time-Credit Program Washington, D.C.(DAS Staff) – In a November 16, 2022 letter to the United States Attorney General, the Senate Judiciary Committee criticized the federal Bureau of Prisons for its failure to fully implement the First Step Act time-credit program and its recent …

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[Part 3 of 3] Multiple FCI Englewood Inmates Join National Flurry of Suits Claiming the Biden Administration’s BOP is not Following the Law When it Comes to Awarding First Step Act credits Littleton, Colorado (D.A.S.) – At the beginning of 2022, it looked like the federal Bureau of Prisons might actually have decided to fully …

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Federal District Court Judge Lorna G. Schofield Ordered the BOP to Fully Calculate and Award FSA Time-Credits Otisville, New York (DAS Staff) – A federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York has rejected the federal Bureau of Prison’s 18-month rule related to First Step Act time credits. In a pro se …

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