Author: David Rosenfield

David Rosenfield

Action Solves Everything. But Can You Handle the Reaction?

“Did you read them?” a friend awaiting sentencing asked after sending me fifteen Rockefeller quotes…

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BOP Memo June 2025: Why More People Are Going Directly to Home Confinement—and How the Release Plan Tips the Scale

The June 2025 Bureau of Prisons memo makes one thing clear: if you qualify under…

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Dignity Intact: What Michael Santos Taught Me About the Long Game

Someone new to our community asked me,“I got six years. How long will I serve?”“I…

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First Step Act Home Confinement Update: How the Conditional Placement Date Accelerates Your Referral—If You’re Ready

The June 2025 BOP memo introduces a key concept that affects release timing: the Conditional…

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Bureau of Prisons New Home Confinement Directive: Why Your Release Plan Now Carries More Weight Than a Job Offer

The June 2025 BOP memo changes how home confinement referrals work. One of the clearest…

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June 17 BOP Memo: What It Means for Early Release Under the First Step Act

Michael Santos Introduces the BOP Directive White Collar Advice: “Michael, as you know, the Bureau…

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Why Federal Judges Ignore Apologies—and What Defendants Should Do Instead

When I wrote my judge a letter from federal prison, I didn’t write to say…

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The Truth About Cooperation: What Judges Really Consider at Sentencing

In 2007, I spent nearly a full year working with the Securities and Exchange Commission.…

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What the SEC Wants to Hear if You Want a Shorter Sentence

Six Months After My Plea, Everything Changed I had already pled guilty. One count of…

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