Category: Early Release
Explainer: Forbes Article Highlights BOP’s FSA Time Credits Mess
The BOP’s implementation of First Step Act (FSA) time credits has been a mess, and it’s getting worse.
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Here to Help: Exhaust Your Administrative Remedies
There are a lot of questions about FSA time credits, but one thing is clear: you must exhaust your administrative remedies.
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How Can You Get Released Early Under The CARES Act?
People in BOP custody can be released early under the CARES Act. But the BOP and federal courts haven’t made it easy.
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What is the First Step Act?
The First Step Act of 2018 was arguably the most significant criminal justice reform in decades. Here, we summarize what it did.
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Courts Finally Push Back on BOP’s Approach to FSA Time Credits
For months, federal courts have approved of the BOP’s approach to FSA time credits without pushback. But a new decision is changing that.
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President Biden’s Executive Order Explained: First Step Act
President Biden’s Executive Order addresses several topics, but one of the most important ones is First Step Act implementation.
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What Are Good Time Credits?
If you’re in BOP custody, you can earn 54 days off of your sentence per year through good time credits.
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What Do I Do If My FSA Time Credits Aren’t Calculated Correctly?
The BOP started applying FSA time credits earlier this year, but what if they haven’t calculated your time credits correctly?
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Explainer: Courts Can’t Make Up Minds About FSA Time Credits
Courts have been providing guidance on challenging the BOP’s calculation of FSA time credits. So far, it’s been useless.
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Will Federal Courts Fix The BOP’s Calculation of FSA Time Credits?
You have probably earned a lot of FSA Time Credits by now, but challenging the BOP’s calculation of those Time Credits will be hard.
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