The First Step Act (FSA) is a law, signed on December 21, 2018, with provisions that impact Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmates and their families. The law: gives judges greater latitude in imposing mandatory minimum sentences, allows inmates to earn increased good conduct time, increases BOP recidivism reduction programming to address inmate's needs, offers earned time credits for completion of recidivism reduction programs and/or productive activities, and expands opp

A motion to suppress is a motion that revolves around the exclusion of evidence from trial. In the United States, a motion to suppress is a request made by a criminal defendant in advance of a criminal trial asking the court to exclude certain evidence from the trial. The proposed basis for the exclusion must be in the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, or some specific statute that permits such evidence to be excluded. A motion to exclude evidence that is based on

This specialized program is designed to meet the unique needs of probationers with minimal prior criminal histories, whom have a significant substance abuse and/or mental health problems that contributed to the underlying offense for which they are charged. Probationers who file a motion for Intervention in Lieu of Conviction, prior to entering guilty pleas, are required to complete a thorough substance abuse and/or mental health evaluation at an accredited community