JURIST (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... Barber v. Thomas, the Court will determine whether the Sentencing Reform Act requires the federal prison system to calculate good timed served credits based on the sentence imposed. The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has been interrupting "term of imprisonment" to mean time served, rather than sentence imposed, as it is interpreted throughout federal sentencing...
Sentencing Law and Policy (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... important, new sentencing case: In a second new case, the Court will spell out how the federal prison system is to calculate the credits that inmates receive for good conduct while behind bars. The issue in Barber, et al., v. Thomas (09-5201) is how to interpret the federal law that provides up to 54 days “at the end of each year of the prisoner’s term of imprisonment.” Bureau...
SCOTUSblog (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... apply to international dealings. In a second new case, the Court will spell out how the federal prison system is to calculate the credits that inmates receive for good conduct while behind bars. The issue in Barber, et al., v. Thomas (09-5201) is how to interpret the federal law that provides up to 54 days “at the end of each year of the prisoner’s term of imprisonment.” Bureau...
DCist (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... murder, related hate crimes and gun offenses, and is currently being held without bail in U.S. Bureau of Prisons custody. The next hearing in his case is scheduled for Monday.
On the Wilder Side (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... same book etc. Lynne will need commissary money. You can visit the website for the United States Bureau of Prisons (just type that in to your search engine) under “inmate matters” you will see the option telling you how to send money to an inmate. You can do it through Western Union, using their website or at a store, send what you can. If you would like to let me know by email that...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... von Brunn received.Von Brunn was initially treated at Hospital before being transferred to the Bureau of Prisons custody.After attending his first hearing, von Brunn was transferred to the Federal Medical Center in Butner, N.C., to undergo tests to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. His attorney, A.J. Kramer, told the judge at von Brunn's hearing in September that the...
