14 Oct A Court Case On FSA Time Credits You Don’t Want To Miss Posted at 16:00h in Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Governmental Accountability Share Lallave v. Martinez is a court case on FSA time credits in which a federal judge does something they almost never do: admits his mistake. Read More
01 Sep When It Comes To FSA Time Credits, The BOP Always Wins Posted at 10:00h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing, Governmental Accountability, internal Share Every month, federal courts issue decisions addressing how the BOP handles disputes over FSA time credits. The BOP wins almost every time. Read More
11 Aug Some Judges Still Think FSA Time Credits Are Optional Posted at 10:00h in Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Fairness in Sentencing, Governmental Accountability, internal Share The DOJ, BOP, and many federal judges have made progress on implementing FSA Time Credits. But some judges are going the opposite direction. Read More
20 May Pregnant Women Don’t Get FSA Time Credits For The MINT Program Posted at 09:00h in Emphasizing Rehabilitation Share Pregnant women aren't getting FSA Time Credits for their participation in the BOP's MINT Program. Interrogating Justice wants to know why. Read More
17 Mar New Decision On FSA Time Credits After New Rule Sides With BOP Posted at 08:30h in Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Governmental Accountability, Judges Share The first court decision to address the BOP's calculation of FSA Time Credits since the DOJ announced the new rule is ... underwhelming. Read More
08 Mar Economies That Depend On Incarceration Will Continue To Struggle Posted at 17:00h in Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration Share Local economies across the country depend on incarceration to stay in business, sometimes to the detriment of rehabilitation and safety. Read More
03 Mar Prison sentences aren’t productive. So why do we like them so much? Posted at 12:30h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing, Mandatory Minimums Share Would the people serving prison sentences in the United States be more productive doing something else? The answer, almost always, is yes. Read More
01 Mar The Illusory Nature of Campaign Promises on Criminal Justice Reform Posted at 17:00h in Ending Mass Incarceration Share Politicians have been making and breaking campaign promises on criminal justice reform for decades. This time around isn't any different. Read More
15 Feb Courts Keep Rubber-Stamping BOP FSA Time Credits Calculations Posted at 10:00h in Fairness in Sentencing, Governmental Accountability Share Americans in federal prisons are having trouble with the BOP's calculations of their FSA time credits, but courts don't want to help. Read More
10 Feb BOP Threatened Those Seeking FSA Time Credits, Court Filings Claim Posted at 10:00h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing, Governmental Accountability Share According to new court filings, BOP officials have allegedly threatened federal prisoners who file habeas petitions over FSA Time Credits. Read More