Second Chance Act 2007 Federal

[ferty97]

Can someone please explain this to me. My LO is in lexington womens camp doing 16 months tax and mail charges. Shes only been in for a month and is convinced she will get 6 months HWH or home confinment because of the 2nd chance act. From what I have found I dont think so (hope Im wrong). Please help.

[Hawkins]

Originally Posted by ferty97

Can someone please explain this to me. My LO is in lexington womens camp doing 16 months tax and mail charges. Shes only been in for a month and is convinced she will get 6 months HWH or home confinment because of the 2nd chance act. From what I have found I dont think so (hope Im wrong). Please help.

The formal policy is as follows:

•All prisoners should be considered for at least 90 days in a halfway house, and prisoners at higher risk of recidivating should be considered for longer placements than lower-risk inmates;

•Minimum-security inmates (except RDAP program graduates) with an approved release residence may be considered for a direct transfer to home confinement on the prisoner’s home confinement eligibility date (the lesser of 6 months or ten percent of the prisoner’s term of imprisonment), rather than being transferred to a halfway house first. This direct transfer to home confinement can be made even if it means that the prisoner will be on home confinement for less than 90 days.

It is highly unlikely your LO will get six months, but she might get 90 HWH days and the about 45 days of home confinement. While the above is the stated BoP policy that does not mean it always will be followed.

[ferty97]

Thank You