The First Step Act (FSA) was the most significant prison reform bill in over three decades. Many inmates in federal prison, and their loved ones on the outside, don’t realize exactly how lenient FSA is about allowing inmates in federal prison to earn time off their sentences.
It’s not policy – the First Step Act is a law.
Within the text of the law, there are 68 enumerated offenses that make an inmate ineligible to apply Federal Time Credits (FTCs) to their sentence. The application of FTCs are what is necessary to reduce a sentence.
If you’re incarcerated and your instant offense is not one of those 68 offenses, you will receive sentence reduction benefits from the FSA.
Among those disqualifying offenses is 924(c), which relates to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. But, 922(g), felon in possession of a firearm, is not a disqualifying offense.
Some sex offenses make inmates ineligible, but not all. Yes, there are sex offenders earning sentence reductions from the First Step Act.
As far as Diddy’s case goes, he was only found guilty of 18 U.S.C. 2421, which is transportation for prostitution. This is not a disqualifying offense, so Diddy will earn and apply Federal Time Credits.
With that in mind, and five months of Second Chance Act (SCA), Diddy is looking at an out date of November 27th, 2026.
This is the math we’ve used to help 407 people get their FSA credit. If you’re past your conditional release date, reach out on our website, or give us a call: 407-434-0175.