Pretrial Defendants Many times a federal criminal defendant can sit on pretrial status for a long time. Sometimes this status can last years. In Crack Cocaine cases, this can create a problem at sentencing when district courts try to decide which rules to follow. Who FSA Applies to (and Who it Doesn’t) The Fair Sentencing …
3rd Circuit Applies Lower Mandatory Minimum Terms to FSA Pipeline Cases Read More »
Mens Rea (Criminal Intent) Not Necessary The title of this post is taken from a recent article detailing the American way of criminal justice, its ever-expanding number of criminal laws, and its diminishing need for criminal intent. Whereas a vast majority of crimes used to be under state and local laws, the federal criminal machine …
Rehabilitative Sentences are Illegal If you have a loved one who was sentenced to a longer than normal term of imprisonment specifically so he or she could participate in rehabilitative programs within the Bureau of Prisons, that sentence is unlawful and we can help get it reversed! Please read on for important information. Contact Us …
Our Services Work! We offer easy, fast, and affordable services to help clients gain early release from federal probation, or supervised release (as the case may be). You can see our main page on our services at our service’s main page. The actual filing of a motion to gain early release from federal probation can …
The System is Broken What is the purpose of incarceration? Official definitions and intentions of prison time vary, but the basic principles are these: protecting the public from danger, rehabilitating offenders, and deterring would-be offenders from committing similar crimes in the future. It seems commonly known that the way the United States Federal and State …
The institution where one eventually does time is equally as important as how much time he or she will spend inside. Find out more on how to influence where a convicted federal inmate will be sent to.
This is the second of three articles written by the consulting firm PCR Consultants which deals with the federal pretrial phase of an inmate’s federal prison experience. Here we’ll look at what you can expect, how you’re odds are for beating an indictment, and how you can help yourself before leaving for prison. The Hard …
Federal Pretrial Primer 2: Pleas, Sentencing and Designation Read More »
This is the first of three articles written for those who may be just entering the federal criminal justice system and the Bureau of Prisons.
Knowledge is the only thing asset one can take into prison. Knowledge about the Bureau of Prisons is the first step to learning how to influence it.
