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Saccoccia was sentenced to 660 years (!) for “a panoply of criminal offenses connected to his role in laundering more than $136,000,000 for a Colombian drug cartel.”  The district court sentenced him to the statutory maximum on his charges and then ran them consecutively.  Saccoccia filed a compassionate release motion in May of 2020.  He […]

The District Court is required to rule on all aspects of a 2255 motion even when granting relief based on one claim.

The Safer Detention Act, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act and FIRST STEP Implementation Act may pass as justice reform soon.

Sources indicate that the BOP is considering scanning inmate mail. But would that achieve the BOP's goals of preventing contraband?

Ghislaine Maxwell and the January 6th Rioters can teach important lessons about the conditions in Federal Prison.

The Program Statement Explains How Inmates Will Be Rewarded for Taking Evidence Based Recidivism Reduction Classes

The Tenth Circuit Reversed a state conviction based on a Batson Claim.

The Ninth Circuit vacates a conviction because of an improper closing argument.

The failure to ask for a downward variance due to a pending deportation when the PSI gave clues to its viability serves as a reminder to all.

Thousands of Lives Are Subject to Being Upended as the CARES Act marches towards eventual reincarceration. These are some of their stories.