21 Apr A Plain Language Summary for Pro Se Litigants (and Everyone)
A handful of judges have started including a plain language summary in cases involving pro se litigants. Why shouldn't they always do it?
First Step Act Time Credits 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.
02 Feb Want an Early Release in Massachusetts? One Organ Please.
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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
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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.
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.
21 Nov New BOP Guidance on FSA Time Credits Helps With Confusion
Last Friday, the BOP published a Program Statement that clears up a lot of the confusion around FSA Time Credits. Why did it take so long?
14 Nov BOP’s 18-Month FSA Time Credits Rule Fails First Legal Test
The BOP announced its 18-month FSA time credits rule roughly two months ago. It has already faced and failed its first legal test.
14 Oct A Court Case On FSA Time Credits You Don’t Want To Miss
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.