Supreme Court denies 'thousands' of inmates a chance at ... - NBC News
Mar 15, 2024 · The Supreme Court dealt a blow to thousands of prison inmates by ruling against a convicted drug dealer seeking a shorter sentence under the First Step Act of 2018.
Bureau Of Prisons’ Video On First Step Act Lays Out Program - Forbes
Jul 18, 2024 · It represents a leap in transparency by explaining both the rewards prisoners can earn to get home sooner and the complexities of the First Step Act, which was signed into law under President...
What Is the First Step Act — And What’s Happening With It?
Jun 23, 2020 · Relief from harsh sentences. First, the good news. The First Step Act’s sentencing reforms are off to a strong start. Before 2010, an offense involving 5 grams of crack cocaine, a form of the drug more common in the Black community, was punished as severely as one involving 500 grams of powder.
Bureau Of Prisons’ Issues With First Step Act Lead To Food Strike
Sep 14, 2024 · The BOP is updating the way it calculates First Step Act (FSA) credits. However, continued errors and failed communications have led to escalating tensions.
Despite First Step Act, some federal inmates remain in ... - NBC News
The Trump-era First Step Act has allowed thousands of nonviolent federal offenders to leave prison sooner, but advocates say they have reviewed numerous instances of inmates remaining...
Justices appoint former clerk to argue First Step Act cases
Jul 26, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon appointed a former clerk to Justice Samuel Alito (who also served as a clerk to then-Judge Neil Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit) to defend a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a pair of cases involving the interpretation of the First Step Act, a 2018 law ...
On First Day of New Term, Supreme Court Hears Debate Over First Step …
Oct 2, 2023 · In its first argument of the new term, the Supreme Court heard a case on Monday that explored a provision of a law aimed at reducing prison sentences for certain nonviolent drug crimes.
The First Step Act promised widespread reform. What has the …
Nov 24, 2019 · More than 3,000 inmates have been released and another roughly 1,700 people convicted of crack cocaine offenses have seen their sentences reduced thanks to the First Step Act, according to data...
Durbin Marks Fifth Anniversary of First Step Act by Meeting with ...
Dec 5, 2023 · Of the 29,944 incarcerated adults released under First Step Act reforms through January 2023, only 12.4 percent have been arrested for new crimes. By comparison, the overall BOP recidivism rate currently stands at around 43 percent.
BOP: Fifth Anniversary of the First Step Act
Dec 21, 2023 · The First Step Act was a bipartisan effort to make our criminal justice system more fair, effective, compassionate, and humane while also creating mechanisms to maintain public safety.