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Under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(1)(A), a sentencing court, on motion of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, may reduce the term of imprisonment of an inmate sentenced under the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984.
In April 2023, the U.S. Sentencing Commission promulgated amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. Amendments will take effect on November 1, 2023 absent Congressional action to the contrary.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Clinical Guidance on Compassionate Release Criteria for Elderly Inmates with Medical Conditions provides updated guidance to BOP staff for review of inmate requests under the Program Statement, Compassionate Release/Reduction in Sentence:
An overview of the Commission's work on "Compassionate Release" during the 2022-2023 amendment year. Amendment 814 In Brief. Learn More.
What is compassionate release? Federal law permits sentence reductions and early releases for certain dying, incapacitated, and elderly prisoners.1 Congress • Directed the U.S. Sentencing Commission to define compassionate release criteria;2 • Gives the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) responsibility to file motions that ask federal courts ...
An inmate may be approved for a compassionate release, also known as a Reduction in Sentence (RIS), based on extraordinary or compelling circumstances such as a diagnosis of a terminal illness, debilitation, or other criteria.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission approved new guidelines on Wednesday that will expand federal inmates' ability to qualify for compassionate release from prison.
U.S. district courts enjoy the discretion to reduce the sentence of federal prisoners on grounds of compassionate release on the motion of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), or, after enactment of the First Step Act, on the motion of the prisoner.
Compassionate Release, also known as Medical Release or Elderly Offender Home Detention, is a mechanism that allows eligible federal prisoners to be released from incarceration before completing their entire sentence.
One of the only ways to reduce a federal sentence is by filing a Reduction in Sentence motion, often called a compassionate release motion. An individual is eligible for a reduction in sentence if they present “extraordinary and compelling reasons.”.