US vs UK System · What this guide will cover
The Presentence Report: The Document That Decides Your Prison Life
The PSR sets the guideline range, scores your custody level, and follows you into the BOP.
Outline
1. What the probation officer is actually deciding in the interview
2. The guideline calculation and the objections window
3. How PSR facts become BOP custody points and facility placement
4. The version the prison sees, and what is redacted
5. Preparing for the interview: the single highest-leverage thing on this site