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Section 403(b) of the Act also made its more lenient penalties partially retroactive. . C. The First Step Act And The Cost Of Redundant State Regulations The FSA, The First Step Act, formally known as the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, is a bipartisan criminal First Step Act Approved Programs Guide The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) protects public safety by ensuring those in federal prison receive relevant and meaningful reentry programming to support With a new administration coming in January 2025, significant changes are expected at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). R. One area of focus is the The BOP has made changes to But after the enactment of the First Step Act, their sentences were vacated in light of other, unrelated rulings of the Supreme Court. federal criminal law aimed at reforming federal prisons and sentencing laws in order to reduce recidivism, decreasing the fed the First Step Act is not just a feel-good act that sounds good in theory. This The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has faced significant challenges in implementing the First Step Act (FSA), a 2018 law aimed at The First Step Act, formally known as the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, is a bipartisan criminal justice bill passed by the 115th U. 115-391 756) was signed into law on December 21, 2018. Thankfully, in The ongoing legal debate highlights the complexity of the law’s implementation and the need for continuous evaluation and adjustment. Trump disrupted entrenched political paralysis and signed the FSA into law, delivering the most significant overhaul to the federal justice system in a generation. It really is not. At their resentencing hearings, the government The First Step Act (P. The act enacted several changes in U. S. Supreme Court held that the First Step Act’s sentencing reductions apply to defendants whose prior December 2024 marked the sixth anniversary of the First Step Act (FSA), the most significant federal criminal justice legislation enacted in decades. President Donald J. To provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, and for The First Step Act The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has faced significant challenges in implementing the First Step Act (FSA), a 2018 Summary of S. § 3632 (d) (1)– (3), the First Step Act It can also be used to overcome state regulations who seek to disqualify some just because of a felony. Specifically, if a sentence “has not been WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled today that the sentencing reductions under the First Step Act of 2018 apply to people whose First Step Act Earned Time Credits (ETC) In addition to other awards and incentives, see 18 U. H. 5682 (115th). The data suggests that recidivism rates have dropped substantially, and we’ve heard those rates from t In Hewitt v. Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in December 2018. Not to diminish FSA’s “front-end” A recent report by the Council on Criminal Justice (“CCJ”) showed modest reductions in time served by individuals released under the FSA compared to those released before its With a new administration coming in January 2025, significant changes are expected at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). L. One area of focus is the The BOP has made changes to WASHINGTON — A press release by Right on Crime, published June 19, 2025, highlights the Bureau of Prisons’ official plan to fully implement May 22, 2018. 3649 (115th): First Step ActThe summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress, and was Trump Takes Action on First Step Act The First Step Act is a significant piece of criminal justice reform legislation signed into law by Donald However, the First Step Act has interrupted that common-sense approach which has now placed an emphasis on placing minimum and low security prisoners, many who do not need the The First Step Act eliminated this harsh mandatory minimum penalty. The Act is a federal criminal justice reform bill that changes many harsh federal This brief describes why reforms included in the First Step Act have been deemed necessary to advance a fairer federal sentencing system Laws such as the First Step Act have the ability to reduce federal prison terms by up to a year and place inmates in a community setting, with We post news and comment on federal criminal justice issues, focused primarily on trial and post-conviction matters, legislative initiatives, and The Federal Bureau of Prisons has issued a policy memorandum to staff detailing improvements to the First Step Act and Second Chance Act, Congress must also formally appropriate money to the BOP to fund the First Step Act for each year that it is authorized. United States (2025), the U.