Jun 18, 2025 · WASHINGTON, DC - In order to restore integrity and fiscal responsibility to the federal prison system, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) today issued a policy memorandum to …
What Is the Second Step Act? Sentencing and Prison Reform
Dec 14, 2025 · Individuals convicted of “covered offenses” under the old crack cocaine sentencing regime can now petition a federal court for resentencing under the new, more lenient standards.
Trump 2.0 and opportunities for criminal justice reform
Apr 4, 2025 · The First Step Act and Second Chance Act have made important strides in federal criminal justice reform, but additional efforts are needed to further support reentry and reduce …
Bureau of Prisons to Fully Implement First Step and Second …
Jun 23, 2025 · The Bureau of Prisons is implementing the First Step Act and Second Chance Act to promote accountability, reduce recidivism, and enhance public safety.
BOP to Fully Implement First Step Act and Second Chance Act
On June 17, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) issued a directive to fully implement the First Step Act and and Second Chance Act for home confinement. Click here to read the …
BOP: Recognizing the Second Chance Act
Apr 10, 2024 · The Second Chance Act, and its subsequent Reauthorization Act of 2018, affords individuals opportunities to rebuild their lives after serving their sentences, ultimately allowing …
Impacts of the Second Chance Act | Office of Justice Programs
Apr 30, 2024 · A few years later – in April 2008 – Congress passed the Second Chance Act, a federal investment in reentry strategies to reduce recidivism, increase public safety and reduce …
"A Second Step Act" by John F. Pfaff
Mar 13, 2025 · John F. Pfaff, A Second Step Act for the States (and Counties, and Cities), 41 Cardozo L. Rev. 151 (2019).
A Second Step Act for the States (and Counties, and Cities)
In this Article, I discuss six provisions that a Second Step Act could include. Since Congress can rarely, if ever, directly regulate state and local criminal justice systems, almost all of these …
First Step & Second Chance Acts Eligibility - McCracken Stoll
With the recent policy change, thousands of Federal inmates are eligible for early release. With the passage of the First Step and Second Chance Acts Congress sought to incentivize …