How does the "first act" that was just passed affect time served? It seems they earn more good time. Will that rule out the 85%

The First Step Act actually bumps the Good Conduct Time award up to 15%, instead of the 12.86% the BOP was offering. So actual time to serve,...

The Financial Litigation Unit (FLU) within the US Attorney's Office/Department of Justice is the Government, and its collection agent. DOJ has...

Can you violate federal probation if you take a plea deal for a crime that was committed before your fed charge?

If it happened before the instant federal offense, it shouldn't affect the later-occurring federal sentence. Be in touch with your federal lawyer...

Can my friend go to jail for setting a dumpster on fire?

I don't know Pennsylvania law, but everywhere I do know treats arson very, very seriously. Like long prison sentence seriously.

The Federals have ample time, especially since the revoked supervised release (there is no federal parole) will almost certainly run consecutively...

Does the first step act apply to conspiracy drug cases?

The First Step Act will apply to garden variety drug offenses. Crimes of sex or violence generally, and some others are excluded from benefits. ...

How do I find an inmate found guilty of a federal crime when they're not in BOP custody & any attempt to call BOP is futile?

Prisoner will be in US Marshals Service (USMS) custody until the BOP can designate the prison, and the Marshals can arrange transportation to that...

Is there an atty who can file a 2241 motion for a federal prisoner who exhausted admin remedy? this is not an immigration issue.

We aren't allowed to advertise self or others in these pages. AVVO has a tab for lawyer particulars, I don't know if "post-conviction" is one of...

There is no limit on the number of Rule 35 motions that can be filed, but they can only be filed by the Assistant US Attorney. Defense counsel...

The First Step Act forbids stacking the 924(c) counts atop each other, by requiring that the "prior firearm offense" be final at the time of...