Bureau Of Prisons Retracts Rule, Truly Expands Halfway HousesBureau Of Prisons Retracts Rule, Truly Expands Halfway Houses
In May, the Bureau of Prisons distributed a memorandum stating that inmates who have earned 365 days of First Step Act credits for prerelease custody are not eligible for additional prerelease time under the Second Chance Act. Further, it stated that those who had shorter sentences, under four years, and who had a home to stay in, could only get home confinement under the Second Chance Act. That limitation, 10% of the sentence imposed up to a maximum of 6 months, meant that many minimum and low security inmates would stay in institution correctional facilities for much longer.
