Image courtesy of Wyron A via Unsplash. 15 Mar What It’s Like Litigating Against the BOP in a First Step Act Case Posted at 12:00h in Fairness in Sentencing, Governmental Accountability Share 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. Read More
Image courtesy of Tony Webster via Wikimedia Commons. 14 Jan Some Of My Favorite Federal Judges Were Prosecutors Posted at 12:00h in Fairness in Sentencing, Governmental Accountability Share The courts are unbalanced when it comes the experience of Federal judges with most having a prosecutorial background while few worked in legal aid. Read More
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 Share 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. Read More
26 Jan Court Reluctance to Touch First Step Act Cases Continues After Deadline Posted at 08:28h in Ending Mass Incarceration, Fairness in Sentencing Share For months, federal courts have told people in First Step Act cases to wait until Jan. 15, 2022. They're still telling them the same thing. Read More