Category: Blog

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.

In Dominguez, the Southern District of Florida granted compassionate release to a person who had a pre-Booker life sentence.

In Wagner, The Fifth Circuit held that no trial penalty existed although the District Court judge mentioned that the codefendants pled guilty.

Marie Neba's Tragic Death inside the BOP shows the cruelty of the system and the need for change.

In Brown, the Eleventh Circuit indicated that the district court used incorrect criteria to deny a First Step Act motion.

Delgado-Lopez's case is important because it deals with statements and reasoning regarding the "Minor Role" Reduction that the court made at sentencing that were improper and unfounded.