The First Step Act is changing the way that federal prison systems treat prisoners. It increases opportunities for rehabilitation, shortens sentences, and enhances prisoners' rights. The law is a ...
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled today that the sentencing reductions under the First Step Act of 2018 apply to people whose pre-Act sentences are vacated and who are subject to resentencing after ...
In a case of first impression in the federal Courts of Appeals, the Second Circuit held that district courts may not consider a defendant’s potential eligibility for a sentence reduction under the ...
In a 5-4 decision, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the defendants could benefit from Congress' elimination of steep "stacked" sentences in the 2018 First Step Act, even though they went on their ...
Justice Samuel Alito said the Supreme Court ignored Congress's intention in its ruling on retroactive relief under the First Step Act on Thursday. "Instead, the Court embraces an interpretation that ...
On Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court also released the following opinions: — In Hewitt v. United States, the justices considered whether the First Step Act’s sentencing reduction guidelines apply ...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...
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