IF A FEDERAL INMATE SIGN FOR 15 YRS SENTENCE ,HOW MUCH TIME WILL BE SERVED UNDER THE 65% CREDIT LAW ?

I'm afraid that no extra reduction of sentence is coming this Congress. The next Congress will start over in January. For now, inmates with...

Where?

Federal jury pools are the entire U.S. District, which spans parts of to entire States. The Southern District of New York (and the Eastern...

What about a federal case? My husband has violated his pretrial release and has been detained. Does pre-trial say to reinstate?

With your husband already in custody, I don't know that the USPO CAN withdraw all the paperwork. I certainly don't personally know of a time when...

How long will my husband have to do an a 15yr sentence on Federal prision?

If the prior time served has not been counted against any other sentence, especially if the detention was related to the federal sentence, then the...

Once he is a sentenced inmate in Texas, he can invoke the Interstate Agreement on Detainers. That gives the Federals 180 days to initiate...

What does projected release date mean

"PRD" for shorthand, Projected Release Date is the BOP's current calculation of remaining sentence length including any Good Conduct Time ("GCT")...

When will the federal government prison reform act bill pass in 2018-2019?

The bills on the table will expire with this 115th Congress, which adjourns in December. New legislation will be introduced next January to the...

If she stays out of trouble (which may not always be up to her, so make sure to get the whole story if it happens), she will serve about 87 percent...

Would she need a public defender or attorney?

The Federal Defender would have no authority to help her. The current law suggests she does not have a right to a lawyer for these...

Can I get my hunting rights back in oregon if I am a federal felon?

I'm afraid that federal relief from felony disabilities comes only with a presidential pardon. The paperwork and directions for self-filing are at...