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Despite changes in law, Federal Prisoners still struggle getting the benefits of Trump's sweeping law to reduce prison terms are return inmates to the community faster. Newly appointed Federal Bureau ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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Ilya Lichtenstein, the individual who admitted to orchestrating the massive 2016 breach at cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has announced his impending early release from incarceration. In a recent ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. In 2018, Congress passed the First Step Act with rare bipartisan support. Hailed as “the most significant criminal justice ...

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 ...