Is It The Case Managers’ Fault? Or, The Halfway House?
We all know now about the recent guidance issued by Director Billy Marshall, who plainly stated that FSA and SCA benefits are meant to be stacked when calculating an inmate’s release date to halfway house or home confinement.
Case managers are being reported from all over the country, who’ve mostly stated that they don’t have the means to change an inmate’s report date to their requisite halfway house, therefore blaming the RRMs for not taking inmates at their correct date. They’re saying it’s the RRMs who aren’t allowing for these changes.
There’s no explicit mention of recalculating or resubmitting inmates who were already given dates, but the guidance from May and June implies that should be done.
In most instances, this is simply untrue.
Consultants at Federal Prison Tips and the Legal Advocacy Center have spoken with RRMs across the country, who’ve all stated that if the institution just resubmits the inmate’s paperwork, then they will honor Billy Marshall’s guidance and provide a corrected date.
Now, there are federal prisons that are actually doing it right, and hundreds of inmates have started to make their way to community or home confinement under those conditional release dates.
That’s how you know these other case managers at Butner – Low, Coleman – Low, Yazoo, Lombok, and others are full of BS.
It’s no secret that many case managers and prison staff are simply lazy, insubordinate, incompetent, or some combination of the three.
What can you do about it? To start, inmates can file their administrative remedies. Further, a 2241 motion can be filed to put your case in front of a judge. An inmate’s loved ones should make it known to the Office of the Inspector General, your Senator, Congressman, and those on the Judiciary Committees.