Category: Federal Prison
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Getting In The Weeds Former federal inmate Kyle Sandler sits down again with Former Federal Correctional Officer Eric Speirs for Both Sides of the Fence Epiode 9 and each episode we get further and further in the weeds.In this episode we discuss new policies around badges issued to Bureau correctional officers. We also speak about…
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High Court Shuts Down Both Rutherford and Fernandez The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a devastating double blow to federal prison reform, effectively locking the doors on thousands of inmates seeking a second chance at freedom. In two back-to-back 6-3 rulings, the Court’s conservative majority drastically narrowed the scope of “compassionate release” under the First Step…
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Navigating the Bureau of Prisons’ RDAP EarlyRelease Overhaul: What Inmates and FamiliesNeed to Know For individuals serving time in federal prison, the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) hashistorically served as a critical beacon of hope, offering a meaningful path toward rehabilitationand a substantial reduction in sentence length. Authorized under 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e), the programprovides…
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A New Era of Accountability: How the BOP’s New Lockdown Policy Impacts Federal Inmates For decades, the phrase “institution lockdown” inside the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) meant an indefinite suspension of basic human routines, often implemented at the sole discretion of local facility leadership. Under previous practices, a localized dispute could trigger a facility-wide…
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DOJ Quietly Approves 22 Individuals In “Beta Test” In February 2026 For more than three decades, Americans seeking to restore their federally prohibited firearm rights faced an absolute brick wall. Under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c), a mechanism technically existed allowing individuals to petition for relief from federal firearms disabilities. However, since 1992, Congress successfully killed…
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Supporting A Loved One In Prison Is Hard, Federal Prison Tips Can Help Federal Prison Tips has everything reduced this weekend for Memorial Day 2026. Before Federal Prison Tips came about two years ago in order to use a Federal Prison Consultant or a federal post conviction company it took thousands and thousands of dollars.…
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To Celebrate 250 Years Of America Trump To Grant 250 Pardons and Clemencies (multiple sources linked in this story) Last year there was a huge push for clemency that unfortunately did not materialize. This information came from an article on MSN.com, staffers at the Office of The Pardon Attorney and other highly placed sources. If…
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The First Step Act is A Law and Not A Policy, Here Are All Of The Ineligibe Offenses Navigating the complexities of the federal prison system can feel like learning a completely foreign language, especially when trying to understand how to earn early release. At the center of this conversation is the First Step Act…
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Back when I was cohosting the 10toespodcast we had an interview with Ali Zoe who said he was one of the original founding members of the Zoe Pound. Today, on the 6th episode of The Yard Podcast Kyle from Federal Prison Tips sits down with Junkie Junk and Kenny K two real true founding members…
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Two landmark rulings in April 2026 have fundamentally changed how FirstStep Act (FSA) Earned Time Credits are calculated for thousands of federalinmates. For years, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has utilized a restrictive policy that effectively strippedinmates of months, and sometimes years, of earned credits. By claiming that an inmate couldonly begin earning credits after…
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Kyle Sits Down With Richard Bronson One of The Real “brokers” who went to Federal Prison From Stratton Oakmont In 2013 the firm Stratton Oakmont became a houshold name that’s because one of America’s superstars, Leonardo DiCaprio played broker Jordan Belfort and Jonah Hill played Danny Porush the two guys behind the wild antics, the…
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Miles v Bowers Decision Says FSA Credits Start At Sentencing (First Circuit) For years, federal inmates have faced a frustrating “administrative waiting room” after their sentencing. Even though a judge has handed down the judgment and the sentence has legally commenced, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has historically refused to start the clock on First…
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Former Federal Prison Correctional Officer Eric Speirs Sits Down With Former Federal Inmate Kyle Sandler for Ep 7 of Both Sides Of The Fence This episode of Both Sides Of The Fence is one you don’t want to miss. Former Federal Prison Correctional Officer Eric Speirs is outspoken. He’s one of those guys always championing…
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Why Inmates In Federal Prison Seek Relief Under Habeas (2241) For individuals incarcerated within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), understanding the legalavenues for challenging the execution of a sentence is critical. While a 2255 motion is typicallyused to challenge the validity of the conviction itself, a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is theprimary…
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In Episode 4 Of The Yard Podcast Brother Albert Talks About His Journey From Big Money Sonny To Brother Albert. When you meet Brother Albert you would never imagine the life he used to live. When he realized that selling drugs was the only way out of his situation, growing up with parents who sold,…
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Federal Prison Tips 3 Day Flash Sale Now Through Friday We know that navigating Federal Prison is tough. There is no one to turn to. Everyone around you seems to not understand what you’re going through, we do! That’s why Federal Prison Tips offers three amazing consulting packages to cover you every step of the…
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Federal Prison Tips’ Kyle Sandler sits down with Miami mainstay, hip hop artist and clothing designer City Streetz in this episode of The Yard Podcast. In the rap and hip hop game there are a lot of people who try and set a narrative that the music saved them. That story is actually true for…
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Episode 6 of Both Sides Of The Fence Now Streaming Can you be fired simply for being annoying? Kyle and Eric sat down for Episode 6 of Both Sides of the Fence. This is a one of a kind podcast where a former federal prison inmate sits down with a former federal prison correctional officer…
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Beyond the Bars: The DigitalEvolution of Federal Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is currently embarking on a massivetechnological overhaul that aims to put a specialized tablet into the hands of nearly150,000 inmates across the United States. While tablets in prison are not entirely new,this latest initiative represents a shift toward a comprehensive, standardized…
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The United States Sentencing Commission Promulgates 2026 Amendments Leaving Ice and Career Offender Amendment Out In The Cold On April 16, 2026, the United States Sentencing Commission concluded its final public meeting for the current amendment cycle, moving forward with several key updates that will reshape federal sentencing. While the Commission successfully promulgated significant changes…