Author: Jeremy Gordon

In Goodman vs. Ortiz, the District of New Jersey Granted 2241 relief to an inmate that had taken classes as part of the Risk and Needs Assessment Program.

All, the 6th Circuit’s decision on Ewing gives a good explanation on Substantive Unreasonableness. This may be important to you if your case is on federal criminal appeal. The Procedural History Ewing was indicted in the Eastern District of Kentucky for distributing a mixture or substance containing heroin and fentanyl. It was alleged that this […]

In 2017, the Sentencing Commission put out a report on the Effects of Aging on Recidivism. This may be important in your 3582 motions.

Evidence about COVID-19 reinfection is starting to appear. Find out more about what this means for federal inmates here.

A Federal Prosecutor has indicated that individuals on home confinement on the CARES Act may be going back to prison after the pandemic.

In Cuthbertson, the 10th circuit reversed the denial of a 2255 based on an enhanced sentence due to a prior Hobbs Act Robbery Conviction. Several courts have made decisions surrounding Hobbs Act Robbery. The cumulative effects of these decisions are the curtailing of Hobbs Act Robberies being used to enhance sentencing in some courts. Cuthberston's […]

The Bureau of Prisons has announced new tools in the implementation of the First Step Act.

There are many covid concerns in the federal prison system.  In this post, we examine an identified concern as well as  a proposed bill to address said concerns. Covid Concerns by Prison Employees and Inmates In an article for The Washington Post, Kim Bellware outlined a letter from Senators Warren and Durbin to Bureau of […]

When we look at inmates and their voting rights, we see that about 4.5 million citizens both in and out of prison are currently ineligible to vote. As the 2020 presidential election grows nearer, voting rights and voter disenfranchisement are at the forefront of conversations regarding voter turnout. Voter Disenfranchisement One aspect of voter disenfranchisement […]

President Trump granted Five Commutations this past week. I believed and posited that this was likely but I was hoping for more commutations to be granted.