FCI Englewood Inmates Sue Over Denied First Step Act Time-Credits

[Part 3 of 3] Multiple FCI Englewood Inmates Join National Flurry of Suits Claiming the Biden Administration’s BOP is not Following the Law When it Comes to Awarding First Step Act credits Littleton, Colorado (D.A.S.) – At the beginning of 2022, it looked like the federal Bureau of Prisons might actually have decided to fully …

FCI Otisville Inmate Wins First Step Act Lawsuit; Federal Court Rejects BOP’s 18-Month Time-Credit Rule

Federal District Court Judge Lorna G. Schofield Ordered the BOP to Fully Calculate and Award FSA Time-Credits Otisville, New York (DAS Staff) – A federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York has rejected the federal Bureau of Prison’s 18-month rule related to First Step Act time credits. In a pro se …

Federal Inmates at FCI Englewood Sue Over Staff’s “No Home Confinement” Policy

[Part 2 of 3] Inmates sue for CARES Act home confinement. “Here at Englewood we don’t offer any form of home confinement.” Littleton, Colorado (D.A.S.) – According to recently filed lawsuits, multiple inmates at FCI Englewood’s Satellite Camp qualify for home confinement under the federal government’s CARES Act policy; but the local warden has apparently …

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FCI Englewood Inmates Complain Low-Risk Inmates Serving More Time In Prison Than Congress Has Provided

[Part 1 of 3] Almost 10% of Inmates at FCI Englewood Satellite Camp Complain in a Flurry of First Step Act and CARES Act Petitions Filed In Colorado Federal Court Littleton, Colorado (D.A.S.) – Warden J.F. Williams at FCI Englewood, a federal prison facility in Littleton, Colorado, has been named in almost a half dozen …

Lompoc Inmates Win CARES Act Home Confinement Victory: BOP Agrees to Broad CARES Act Criteria

Court Approves Settlement; BOP to Rapidly Process Lompoc Inmates Under Expanded CARES Act Home Confinement Rules Lompoc, California (DAS) – In May 2020, during the peak of the original COVID-19 national pandemic, the federal prison at Lompoc, California was 130% overcrowded. It quickly became one of the worst hit federal prisons in the country with …