Is there a bill in the works for a change for 85% to 65% for prisoners release

I'm afraid there is no truth to this. There is a perennial bill to give lots more good time, but it hasn't gone anywhere in many years. There is...

What are our options?

I would suggest waiting for the Probation Officer a while longer, and seeing what the Court says. If he is in for one felony and looking at...

It will be hard to find a lawyer who will tangle with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for free. BOP has almost unfettered discretion, especially in...

Can an inmate that is currently in state custody serving concurrently with a federal sentence earn good time for the federal si?

If the inmate got credit for the time as against the federal sentence, then the good conduct time should also be credited. If the BOP is saying...

Do I need a lawyer to get my right reinstated for a federal felony?

The only way to get (almost) all rights back is through a presidential pardon, which typically requires knowing someone in the White House. The...

If your question is "can I use one last time before next week," no one is going to say that's okay. "They can't revoke me twice" is not a way to...

Unless this "research team" is led by a lawyer, I urge you to beware. It takes the lawyer of record to get the PSR from the court, because it is a...

Part of what makes your private lawyer "good" is the unwillingness to guess about prison time. You describe some key variables, to be sure, but...

Approximately how much time will he be facing for drug smuggling?

38 pounds is about 17.27 kilos of meth, which seems to start him out at Level 36 under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (Guideline 2D1.1(c)(2)). See...

Must an Equal Protection case under 42 U.S. Code § 1983 be filed in a federal court or can it be filed in state court?

A Section 1983 claim is a federal claim, and it goes before a U.S. District Court. I doubt a State court has jurisdiction over 1983 actions, since...