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BOP: First Step Act Overview

Bop.govAn Overview of the First Step Act. Learn how the First Step Act affects BOP inmates and their families. On December 21, 2018, President Trump signed into law the First Step Act (FSA) of 2018 (P.L. 115- 391). The act was the culmination of a bi-partisan effort to improve criminal justice outcomes, as well as to reduce the size of the federal

https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/overview.jsp 

FIRST STEP ACT OF 2018 - Office of the Law Revision …

Uscode.house.govPUBLIC LAW 115–391—DEC. 21, 2018 FIRST STEP ACT OF 2018 smartinez on DSK30VT082PROD with PUB LAWS PDF VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:27 Jun 13, 2019 Jkt 089139 PO 00232 Frm 00001 Fmt 6579 Sfmt 6579 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL391.115 PUBL391

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FIRST STEP ACT Approved Programs Guide

Bop.govThe First Step Act (FSA) of 2018 created two different categories of programs highlighted in the FSA Guide that replaces the, now obsolete, Directory of National Programs and the Inmate Model Programs Catalog. The two FSA categories include Evidence-Based Recidivism Reduction (EBRR) Programs and Productive Activities (PAs).

https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/docs/2020_fsa_program_guide.pdf 

First Step Act | Criminal Justice Reform | Stechschulte

Tpatrialattorneys.comAug 13, 2020 · The First Step Act was a major bipartisan criminal justice reform bill signed into law in 2018. Its primary goal was to make the criminal justice system fairer and reform Federal prisons, particularly with regard to allowing early releases for some inmates, and reducing the sentences of others.

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FAMM Publishes First Step Act Earned Time Credits Rule

Fd.orgJan 18, 2022 · People serving sentences for convictions under state or District of Columbia law, or who have a final order of removal under immigration law, cannot apply credit toward pre-release custody or supervised release. People serving a sentence for a conviction the First Step Act identifies as disqualifying cannot earn credit.

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The First Step Act - Wimmer Criminal Defense

Wimmercriminaldefense.comJul 21, 2020 · The First Step Act is a law enacted to support criminal justice reform. The Act became law when President Trump signed it on December 21, 2018 and it is a product of bi-partisan desire to cultivate better outcomes for criminal justice. It aims to reduce the population of the nation’s federal prisons while also building […]

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The Two First Step Acts | UNC School of Government

Sog.unc.eduJan 30, 2020 · The confusing thing is that there are two First Step Acts—one federal, and one state. The federal First Step Act was signed into law in late 2018. North Carolina’s First Step Act did not become law. The Federal First Step Act. In 2018, Congress passed a federal law called the First Step Act. Pub. L. No. 115-391 (2018).

https://www.sog.unc.edu/blogs/nc-criminal-law/two-first-step-acts 

Dream Corps: JUSTICE - How we passed The First Step Act

Thedreamcorps.orgJust hours before his family member recorded this video, Lonnie Jones was sitting inside a prison cell, sentenced to serve the rest of his life behind bars.But a piece of legislation we fought for changed that: The First Step Act. Because leaders in Congress passed this bill and the President signed it into law, Lonnie became one of 7,000 people to walk out of federal prison early this …

https://www.thedreamcorps.org/our-programs/justice/campaigns/first-step-act/ 

New York First Step Act Attorney | Protass Law PLLC

Protasslaw.comWho Is Eligible for a Sentence Reduction Under the First Step Act? On December 21, 2018 President Trump signed the First Step Act into law. Among other things, it made the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive.. Doing so made thousands of inmates convicted of crack cocaine offenses, and serving long prison terms for those crimes, eligible for shorter sentences.

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