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politics37 days ago
Supreme Court Limits Compassionate Release Under First Step Act
The Supreme Court ruled that compassionate release cannot address doubts about a conviction or reduce sentences now viewed as excessive. The decisions restrict use of the First Step Act provision that President Donald Trump signed in 2018.
Washington Examinerpolitics42 days ago
Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether First Step Act Time Credits Can Be Challenged via Habeas Corpus
The justices will examine whether inmates may challenge earned time credits through habeas corpus petitions. The case stems from a pro se filing by William Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year racketeering sentence.
foxnews.comworld61 days ago
Former South Carolina Police Officer Convicted in 2015 Walter Scott Killing Eligible for Early Release
Michael Slager, the former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot Walter Scott in 2015, could be released early from prison to a halfway house under the First Step Act. The bipartisan criminal justice reform law allows certain inmates to serve part of their sentence in su…