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Bureau Of Prisons Director William Marshall Addresses Challenges

Newly appointed Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director William Marshall III provided me with an exclusive interview for a post on Forbes.com. He discussed his first 10 weeks in the position and how he is addressing the many challenges facing the Agency.

Dems Push Back On Trump Pardons With Restitution Argument

Whether one supports Donald J. Trump or not, his approach as president is notably different, especially when it comes to pardons and commutations. In his first term, Trump issued 143 pardons and 38 commutations, far fewer than Barack Obama. However, in his second term, by June 2025, he had granted clemency to over 1,500 individuals, including those convicted for the January 6th Capitol attack.

October 27, 2024

Steve Bannon To Be Released From Prison This Week, Right On Time

Steve Bannon, an advisor to President Donald Trump and his campaign, was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Committee. He is scheduled to be released October 29, having served his full 120 day sentence. Since the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has a number of ways to reduce the time in prison, many wonder why Bannon has served his entire sentence at FCI Danbury in Connecticut.

October 24, 2024

Federal Prisoners Who Sparked Protest Still Being Held In Isolation

As has been written here many times over the past three years, the First Step Act has gone through several iterations and setbacks in implementation. The First Step Act (FSA) drastically changed the way federal prisoners could reduce their sentence and increase the amount of time they spend in the community at the end of their sentence.

October 8, 2024

Bureau Of Prisons To Restrict Mass Emails To Prisoners

In March 2020, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General issued a report on the concerns of mass emails through its Trulinks (also called Corrlinks) email system to the general population. The Trulinks email system is used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmates to communicate with families and friends. The emails do not allow for photos or attachments, but are simply text messages that provide information and updates. Over the years, the system has been used to communicate information to a broader group of prisoners related to BOP policy, legal actions and general information on incarceration.