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First Step Act
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Facing guidelines recommending decades in prison, former Senator Menendez requests "sentence that relies heavily on alternatives to incarceration"
As reported in this New York Times piece, weeks "before Robert Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced former U.S. senator, is scheduled to be sentenced for corruption, his lawyers submitted an emotion-laden…
Criminal
Call for Papers: <em>FSR</em> issue on “A Justice System Crossroads: Reflecting on Biden’s Record and Projecting a Second Trump Term”
The editors of the Federal Sentencing Reporter are seeking articles for a new FSR issue on “A Justice System Crossroads: Reflecting on Biden’s Record and Projecting a Second Trump Term.” …
Sentencing Law and Policy
Highlighting ACLU's class-action lawsuit over the First Step Act's earned-time credits
I have blogged repeatedly about various challenges that the Bureau of Prisons has faced in the implementation of the First Step Act's earned-time credits. In this new Forbes piece, headlined…
Criminal
Highlighting ACLU’s class-action lawsuit over the First Step Act’s earned-time credits
I have blogged repeatedly about various challenges that the Bureau of Prisons has faced in the implementation of the First Step Act's earned-time credits. In this new Forbes piece, headlined…
Sentencing Law and Policy
CCJ updates short reports on the impact of the First Step Act on recidivism and time served
The First Step Act (FSA), which was signed into federal law on December 21, 2018, by then-Prez Donald Trump, celebrates its sixth birthday tomorrow. Well-timed for a well-justified celebration, the Council…
Criminal
CCJ updates short reports on the impact of the First Step Act on recidivism and time served
The First Step Act (FSA), which was signed into federal law on December 21, 2018, by then-Prez Donald Trump, celebrates its sixth birthday tomorrow. Well-timed for a well-justified celebration, the Council…
Criminal
BJS releases “Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2024”
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, today released this 25-page report titled "Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2024," which is described as "the sixth in a series…
Criminal
Highlighting continuing challenges in implementing First Step Act’s custody transition mandates
In this extended new commentary in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hugh Hurwitz and Walter Pavlo discuss the importance of halfway house in the federal prison system and challenges created by the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Highlighting continuing challenges in implementing First Step Act's custody transition mandates
In this extended new commentary in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hugh Hurwitz and Walter Pavlo discuss the importance of halfway house in the federal prison system and challenges created by the…
Criminal
Highlighting notable rulings for when federal prisoners can start earning time credits under the First Step Act
Walter Pavlo has this notable new Forbes piece, headlined "Courts Continue To Hand Bureau Of Prisons Losses On First Step Act," highlighing how courts showing a lack of deference to…