How much time does a nonviolent drug sentence of 18 years does a federal inmate have to serve ?

Every federal inmate who's serving a term of imprisonment of more than 12 months is eligible for a "good conduct time reduction" of approximately...

How much time will I serve if I got sentence to 30 months if federal prison but have 4.5 months credit?

You will serve roughly 17 months: 30 (total months to serve) x .87 (good conduct time reduction of approximately 13%) – 4.5 (total months served) –...

Comprehensive Crime Control Act. As such, Title 18 of the United States Code, section 3585(a). Does this still apply?

The statutes that address early release from federal prison are (1) 18 U.S.C. § 3582, "compassionate release" and substantial cooperation with the...

What is the statute of limitations once you're federally indicted for drug conspiracy charges?

Statutes of limitations address only the time limit in which the Government must indict a case after the alleged crime occurred; the filing of an...

Possession of mdma sentencing guidelines

There's no mandatory minimum penalty for this offense by statute. – Joshua Sabert Lowther, Esq., Atlanta, GA.

If your sentence has expired, the Government may collect the restitution like any other civil judgment, and you're not under any probation or...

Federal pretrial diversion programs are utilized at the discretion of the US Attorney's Office in the district of prosecution. If the USAO agrees...

Are Federal inmates doing 85% or %65 percent of their time ?

The federal "good conduct time" reduction, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b), remains at 54 days per year, or 15%. Therefore, federal inmates will...

My husband is currently incarcerated in Federal facility in Houston he is being charged with felony possession of firearms.

While there are time limits on the prior convictions that a court may consider under the federal sentencing guidelines, there is no time limit on...

A conspiracy is an agreement to commit a crime, not a transaction itself. Therefore, the Government must prove that you knowingly and willfully...