Legal Opinion
McCoy v. FCI Berlin, Warden
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided March 29, 2024No. 1:22-cv-00527Unknown
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Haleem McCoy v. Civil No. 22-cv-527-SE Opinion No.
2024 DNH 030
FCI Berlin, Warden ORDER Federal inmates may seek to reduce the amount of time they must serve in prison by earning “time credits” under the First Step Act (“FSA”). They earn the credits by completing programs or activities intended to reduce the likelihood of recidivism. See 18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(A). However, inmates cannot apply their earned FSA time credits unless they have earned a low or minimum assessed recidivism risk or their warden approves their petition on an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carchman v. NashSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- French v. MerrillCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
- Benson v. Wal-Mart Stores East L.P.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
- Haleem McCoy v. FCI Berlin, WardenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2024