05 Apr Another Update: USP Tucson Avoids Oversight Month Later
It's been a month since we published our original story on the gun incident at USP Tucson. Accountability still seems impossible.
Bureau of Prisons Tag
24 Mar Court Says BOP Free From Oversight On Other FSA Incentives
Most of us know about the First Step Act time-credits program, but the FSA also requires that the BOP award prisoners other incentives too.
15 Mar What It’s Like Litigating Against the BOP in a First Step Act Case
Litigating against the BOP in a First Step Act case is kind of like trying to hit a moving piñata blindfolded. Yufenyuy v. Warden shows why.
01 Mar Update: Last Week’s Story About USP Tucson and the BOP
The BOP response to the gun incident at USP Tucson continues to baffle the loved ones of the campers who could have died that day.
23 Feb BOP Transparency Vows Over USP Tucson Gun Incident Meant Nothing
A husband tried to murder his wife in a visiting room at the BOP's minimum-security camp at USP Tucson. The BOP did virtually nothing.
02 Feb Want an Early Release in Massachusetts? One Organ Please.
Posted at 08:00h
in Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration, Governmental Accountability
A bill in Massachusetts would allow prisoners to earn time off their sentence by donating bone marrow or an organ. It's kind of gross.
31 Jan The Heartbreaking Mistake of Believing in the Justice System
A federal prisoner wrote a letter to a judge to "keep [the judge] posted on [his] progress in prison. The judge's response? Motion denied.
11 Jan No Partial Eligibility For FSA Time Credits, Federal Courts Say
Posted at 17:00h
in Challenges After Release, Emphasizing Rehabilitation, Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing
Courts can't order the BOP to award partial eligibility for FSA Time Credits. But that doesn't mean the BOP can't do it anyway.
28 Dec Annual Prison Costs Going Into 2023
Heading into 2023, annual prison costs are on the rise. At almost $200 billion per year, it's fair to ask what we're getting for our money.
23 Dec The BOP Wins … As A Matter Of Law
Implementation of First Step Act Time credits by the BOP has been a mess, but some courts still treat everything it says as true.