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Dear friend,
Last month, the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
began the implementation of two critical components of the First Step
Act: the good time credit recalculations and the new risk and needs
assessment tool.
On July 20, the BOP began to provide individuals with their new
release dates based on the retroactive increase of good time credits
in the First Step Act. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of people
who will receive new dates, the BOP has had to roll out amended dates
based on proximity to release. Furthermore, we have heard that the BOP
is counting new good time credits against the 12 months of early
release individuals receive for the completion of the Residential Drug
Abuse Program (RDAP).
Additionally, the DOJ released the risk and needs assessment tool
required by the First Step Act to provide frequent assessment of each
individual's risk of recidivism. A person's risk level will help
determine which kind of programming they will receive and whether
eligible individuals can redeem earned time credits for increased time
in pre-release custody.
You can find an FAQ on this new tool here. There is currently a
45-day period of public review, at the end of which the DOJ will
solicit comment from the public and relevant stakeholders.
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In better news, the First Step Act is helping to free a significant
number of people. Since December, 1,691 people have received sentence
reductions thanks to the retroactive application of the Fair
Sentencing Act. Additionally, nearly 250 people have benefited from
the new compassionate release rules, as well as the expanded elderly
home detention program.
We will continue to monitor the implementation of the First Step Act
and will keep you updated as additional parts of the bill are
implemented.
Best,
Kevin Ring
President, FAMM
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