FEDERAL PRISON NEWS, UPDATED WEEKLY.

* “TASK-FORCE”: STACKING OF FSA AND SCA CREDITS. ELIGIBILITY: EARLY RELEASE TO HOME CONFINEMENT. * Federal Legal News (FLN) 10-6-25 Terminating the Council of Prison Locals The end of union protections allows employees to be terminated for failing to follow BOP policies
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FEDERAL JUDGES – YOUR PERSONAL STORY, AND WHY IT MATTERS.

A Compelling Autobiographical Narrative. It helps your Legal Defense Team and Sentence. * “Don’t wait to think about sentencing advocacy,” since 99 percent of federal criminal clients will be facing sentencing, start preparing the case for sentencing early on. –Federal Judge Robert
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Nicknamed “Razor Blade Throat,” COVID Is Back. Will You Be In Prison? Will You Be Vaccinated?

WHY RAZOR BLADE THROAT? Because there have been anecdotal reports of some people getting painful sore throats, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. A As of July 15, COVID-19 cases were growing
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FEAR OF SENTENCING AND GOING TO PRISON

HOW DO YOU COUNTER THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN? WHAT CAN YOU DO? S Find a Group or Someone To Talk To Someone Who’s Been Through This – You’re Not Alone ⇓ This White-Collar Support Group is a Great First Start ⇓
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OIG: BOP STAFFING SHORTAGES RESULT IN DELAYED ⇒ DENIED ‘MEDICAL CARE.’

YOUR PHYSICIAN’S PSI RECOMMENDATION  * INCLUDES YOUR MEDICAL RECORD THAT’S COMPREHENSIVE  AND EMBEDDED INTO YOUR PERSONAL NARRATIVE. ONCE IN YOUR PSR, IT MAY IMPACT YOUR SENTENCE, LIFE, AND CHANCES OF IMPLEMENTING THE SECOND LOOK ACT. Dr. Blatstein.   THIS IS NOT NEW.* *
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THE PRESENTENCE REPORT IS YOUR REFERRAL, FOR MEDICAL CARE, SECURITY LEVEL AND PLACEMENT.

THE PRESENTENCE REPORT – GETTING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME IS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST. * Here, you will learn what you’ll need to survive and navigate these times because Knowledge and Preparation will help build back the Confidence you’ll need throughout
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THE BOP CONVINCES JUDGES THEY CAN PROVIDE ALL MEDICAL CARE: DON’T BE FOOLED…

BASIC HEALTHCARE IS IT, AND MEDICAL CARE DELAYED – COULD BE TOO LATE. * THEN FEDERAL JUDGE: 1) JESSE FURMAN REFUSES TO ALLOW A DEFENDANT TO BE DESIGNATED TO MDC BROOKLYN DUE TO MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE BY WRITING A CREATIVE ORDER.   2) Another
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MENTAL HEALTHCARE HAS VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY

PHYSICIAN NOTES IN THE PSR ARE CRUCIAL FOR YOUR PLACEMENT REQUEST AT SENTENCING.         The downward spiral of one inmate, Markus Johnson, shows the larger failures of the nation’s prisons to care for the mentally ill. NYTimes. By Glenn
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COUNSEL MUST OBJECT TO INNACTURATE FACTS AND OMISSIONS IN THE PRESENTENCE REPORT

(f) Objecting to the Report. (1) Time to Object. Within 14 days after receiving the presentence report, the parties must state in writing any objections, including objections to material information, sentencing guideline ranges, and policy statements contained in or omitted from the report. Counsel must
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