by Justin Paperny | Feb 14, 2022 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
HOW MUCH PRISON TIME WILL ELIZABETH HOLMES GET? PART 2 Part 1 of our series of How Much Prison Time Will Elizabeth Holmes Get began the process laid out in the US Sentencing Guidelines to calculate a recommended sentence. In Part 1, we covered the following 5 initial...
by Justin Paperny | Nov 1, 2020 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Prepare |
What Happens at the Sentencing Hearing and After? In most cases, after a person enters a guilty plea, or after a jury finds a person guilty, the judge sets a sentencing date. Those sentencing dates may be extended if the person is cooperating with authorities....
by Justin Paperny | Oct 31, 2020 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Prepare |
In the previous chapter we discussed the structure of PSR reports. Probation officers prepare the PSR specifically for the sentencing judge. But the PSR follows the person all the way through the journey. In fact, our team would argue that the PSR has a bigger...
by Justin Paperny | Apr 13, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Covid-19, Justin Paperny |
Home Confinement Expands Because of Covid-19 in the Bureau of Prisons If you have a loved one in federal prison, this may be the time to request a transfer to home confinement. The Attorney General published a memorandum on March 26, 2020. That Memorandum directed...
by Justin Paperny | Apr 10, 2020 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, 2: Life In Federal Prison, Covid-19, Justin Paperny |
Covid-19 in the Bureau of Prisons: Questions and Answers from Federal Prison Family members of people in prison have questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. How is the Bureau of Prisons responding to the needs of their loved ones? We’re creating a series of...