Pope v. Perdue

Kanne, Circuit Judge.

Various statutes vest the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") with the authority to make decisions that affect aspects of a federal inmate's sentence. In Jermel Pope's case, the BOP used its authority to prolong his federal sentence. Pope argues that the BOP erroneously wielded that authority and asks that we reconsider the BOP decisions that extended his sentence. Pope has completed his term of imprisonment and is now serving a period of federal supervised release, so we must also consider whether Pope's habeas corpus petition is now moot because he is no longer housed in…