All, we've been monitoring several cases that deal with the ability to receive relief under the Reduction in Sentence provisions in 18 U.S.C. § 3582, the "Compassionate Release" statute. United States of America vs. Bucci, 04-10194-WGY, decided September 16, 2019, ...
Having experienced the Act in action for the last year, we will take this anniversary as an opportunity to discuss how well it has been implemented so far.
The FIRST STEP Act’s changes to 3582 potentially open the door for wide latitude for courts to reduce sentences if the court finds that they have the ability to determine if “extraordinary and compelling circumstances” exist to do so. As ...
Did you know that – largely due to the use of ‘mandatory minimum sentences’ over the past 30 years – elderly prisoners are the fastest-growing segment of the Federal Prison population? According to the Bureau of Justice, from 1999 to ...
The FIRST STEP Act makes changes to the way that “good time” is assessed by the Bureau of Prisons, retroactively applies the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Reauthorizes the Second Chance Act, allows inmates to petition the court for compassionate ...