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On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, decided United States v. Curtis Jenkins, limiting the available rationale for compassionate release under the First Step Act (FSA). The court found that compassionate release was not available where substantial changes in the law radically reduced the sentence a defendant would face if he had
Last week, the government asked for—and the Fourth Circuit granted—a voluntary remand in United States v. Scott, No. 21-4532 (4th Cir. Sep. 23, 2022). Ten years ago, Mr. Scott was tried and convicted on multiple counts and sentenced to 100 years imprisonment. His sentence was so long because he was convicted of four firearm offenses under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). This
In 2018, Congress passed the reformative First Step Act, commonly called the FSA. One of the FSA’s reforms allows certain inmates to receive greater reductions for good behavior than was previously possible. This posts examines the FSA’s changes to earned time credit. Background For many decades, inmates showing progress towards rehabilitation could serve part of their sentences outside of prison
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