Category: Federal Prison
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Before I went to Federal Prison in 2018 I had no idea that prison consultants were a thing. In fact the only one I had heard of at that time was RDAP Dan because a couple people I was in the county jail with were using him. Personally, I had so many questions and was…
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If you’re facing Federal prison, one of the most important things you can do before you get to Federal prison is take care of all of your other legal issues. If your loved one is in the county jail awaiting sentencing you want to make sure all of their other legal issues have been handled…
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It’s safe to say the thing on most people’s minds who are in federal prison is release and re-entry. A question we get a lot is, “How long does the release process take”. Typically this stems from probation visits to the home. Most folks want to know how long it will be from the probation…
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If you have a loved one in Federal Prison you’re probably beginning to learn how the “unit team” and most BOP case managers operate. Unfortunately, it’s not the way we would like. It’s hard to get a straight answer on halfway house. So many Federal inmates hear from their case managers that they have been…
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The First Step Act was the first significant prison reform package in the last three decades. While most people focus on the “Earned Time Credits” that allow inmates to earn time off their sentences by participating in Evidence Based Recidivism Reducing Program (EBRR) and other Productive Activities (PAs), there were several other benefits from the…
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There are two very important “Scores” when it comes to Federal Inmates. The first important score is the “custody score”. An inmate’s custody score is made up of 11 different factors including things like age, charge, history of violence, education level and living skills. The factors in a custody score are calculated and then a…
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This was a question that was asked in the Quora Prison Life group and it’s rather ridiculous. The Quora user is referring to food that is served in an institutions Food Service or “Chow Hall”. While there isn’t too much protein in the chow hall their is some. What the Quora user might not understand…
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While a majority of those facing Federal charges opt to go with the Federal Defender, their are still many people that choose to hire a “paid attorney”. In the Federal system most of the defendants decide to plea and in many cases a Federal Defender can help mitigate the sentence and negotiate the plea agreement,…
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Federal Defendant’s have four opportunities to speak for themselves during the court process. The first opportunity is in the Pre-Sentence Investigation interview. This interview is with a United States Probation Officer, who is going to ask about everything in your life, going all the way back to your childhood. Here you can bring up everything…
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Although it’s a risky proposition, Federal Prison Tips LLC does offer Federal Prison Consulting to non-touch S.O’s and digital offenders. Just like with every other kind of charge there are different degrees of sexual offense, however all sexual offenders are just lumped together. When you get behind the fence the small time marijuana dealer and…
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Director Peters Promised Change. Bureau of Prisons Comes In Last Second Year In A Row It’s May 22, 2024 which means it’s time once again for the annual ranking of the best and worst places to work in the Federal Government. The report, published by the Partnership for Public Service, Ranks every single one of…
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While I was at FPC Montgomery on the Maxwell Air Force Base from 2018-2021 I lived in the same housing unit as billionaire insurance mogul Greg Lindberg. Lindberg had been convicted of bribing North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey after the 2016 election according to the Carolina Journal. Lindberg was out on pre-trial originally when he…
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The original question came from a Quora post in the prison channel. Do inmates have to work? I don’t necessarily know the answer for state prisons but I can tell you that in Federal Prison if you are serving your time at a “work camp” (a minimum security facility) or a work compound (low, medium…
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In 2022 the BOP rolled out tablets with Keefe. Tablets are available to inmates for around $125 from commissary. The tablet is called the SCORE7c which stands for: Secure Commitment to Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry device, holds more mp3s than the mp3 player. The SCORE7c allows inmates to play games, rent movies (by connected transfer)…
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When you’re standing up at sentencing and the Judge makes a recommendation for RDAP, a specific prison or any other recommendation he or she may make, that’s just it, it’s a recommendation. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is not bound to any “recommendation” that the judge makes. They often times take it under advisement…