The First Step Act: A Five-Year Review and the Path Forward
WEBOct 10, 2023 · Signed into law in December 2018, the First Step Act (FSA) now allows federal inmates to significantly reduce their actual penal custody time. That fits into the primary goal of The Act, which...
Bureau Of Prisons’ Video On First Step Act Lays Out Program - Forbes
WEBJul 18, 2024 · It represents a leap in transparency by explaining both the rewards prisoners can earn to get home sooner and the complexities of the First Step Act, which was signed into law under President...
Supreme Court denies 'thousands' of inmates a chance at ... - NBC News
WEBMar 15, 2024 · The Supreme Court dealt a blow to thousands of prison inmates by ruling against a convicted drug dealer seeking a shorter sentence under the First Step Act of 2018.
Despite First Step Act, some federal inmates remain in ... - NBC News
WEBThe Trump-era First Step Act has allowed thousands of nonviolent federal offenders to leave prison sooner, but advocates say they have reviewed numerous instances of inmates remaining...
Justices appoint former clerk to argue First Step Act cases
WEBJul 26, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon appointed a former clerk to Justice Samuel Alito (who also served as a clerk to then-Judge Neil Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit) to defend a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a pair of cases involving the interpretation of the First Step Act, a 2018 law ...
Supreme Court Sides With Government on Reduced Sentencing …
WEBMar 15, 2024 · The justices sided with the government in a case focused on who is eligible for shorter prison sentences under the bipartisan First Step Act passed in 2018.
The First Step Act promised widespread reform. What has the …
WEBNov 24, 2019 · More than 3,000 inmates have been released and another roughly 1,700 people convicted of crack cocaine offenses have seen their sentences reduced thanks to the First Step Act, according to data...
On First Day of New Term, Supreme Court Hears Debate Over First Step …
WEBOct 2, 2023 · In its first argument of the new term, the Supreme Court heard a case on Monday that explored a provision of a law aimed at reducing prison sentences for certain nonviolent drug crimes.
Durbin Marks Fifth Anniversary of First Step Act by Meeting with ...
WEBDec 5, 2023 · Of the 29,944 incarcerated adults released under First Step Act reforms through January 2023, only 12.4 percent have been arrested for new crimes. By comparison, the overall BOP recidivism rate currently stands at around 43 percent.
BOP: Fifth Anniversary of the First Step Act
WEBDec 21, 2023 · The First Step Act was a bipartisan effort to make our criminal justice system more fair, effective, compassionate, and humane while also creating mechanisms to maintain public safety.
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