The First Step Act (FSA) was a landmark achievement in the area of criminal justice reform. It came at a time of partisan politics and a divided Congress and was the only significant bi-partisan ...

On Monday, January 9, 2022 thousands of federal inmates were informed that their federal prison term was over as a result of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) calculating First Step Act (FSA ...

On Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court also released the following opinions: — In Hewitt v. United States, the justices ...

Federal inmates who committed their offenses before Nov. 1, 1987, can’t seek compassionate release, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said Wednesday.

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The First Step Act currently (and arbitrarily) excludes the oldest people in federal prisons—those convicted prior to Nov. 1, 1987—from applying to courts for compassionate release.

In fact, the violent assailant was released early due to the jailbreak D.C. establishment bill that Donald Trump signed into law, known as the “First Step Act.” ...

The First Step Act requires the BOP to ensure there is sufficient space for eligible adults in prerelease custody. Specifically, the FSA states: “The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ...