Sentence Reduction & Clemency · What this guide will cover
The First Step Act, Explained for UK Families
The 2018 law that lets federal prisoners earn early release to halfway houses. What it gives, and its limits.
Outline
1. What the FSA created: time credits and evidence-based recidivism programming
2. How credits accrue and what they can be spent on
3. Who is excluded: the offence categories that earn nothing
4. The collision with immigration custody for foreign nationals
5. Tracking credits: why families should keep their own records