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SELF-SURRENDERING? DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO BRING, WHERE YOU SHOULD GO?

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In this YouTube video, I cover what you can bring when you self-surrender. The optimal time is before noon and then before 4 p.m. In the weeks before, there is additional planning, which I cover below.

 

ENSURE A SMOOTHER PROCESS IN AND OUT, BEFORE AND AFTER YOU SURRENDER 

  1. Verify with all parties that the receiving facility has received all the required judge’s orders for your arrival before you get there, 18 U.S.C. § 3621(c).
    • If you arrive before your judge’s orders (no matter how rare that may be), you may find yourself being placed in an Isolation Cell, and now that they have you, they’re not likely to let you go.
    • If we have prepared you, your orders will be there, and you’ll have books to read soon, which should take the edge off if they keep you in Isolation for several days.
  2. If you’re ultimately designated to a ‘satellite’ camp, know you must present yourself to the adjacent, ‘higher’ secure facility – not the satellite camp. If you’re going to a Free-Standing Federal Prison Camp (FPC), No Worries, you will not face most of these challenges.
    • Also, know that at the higher secure facility, you will likely see prisoners in handcuffs and shackles, guards with long guns, guard towers, etc., so just an FYI.
    • Being prepared is essential—this is not a time for surprises. Clients deal with the emotional aspects of “prison” in their own way, especially if it’s their first time.
  3. Once inside, you will be screened and given a change of clothes. The clothes and peripherals they came with will be boxed and mailed to your ‘legal residence.’ You’ll also have to strip, squat, and cough.
  4. The copies (or originals) of your birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, and social security card will all be kept and returned to you at the time of your release.
    • If you store them somewhere, know who is holding them and where they are.
  5. What Not to do while you’re there,
    • No Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, or Sex with Inmates or Staff.
    • When you first arrive, keep a low profile until you understand the prison world better; look for someone like you.
    • No chit-chat, casual talking to guards.
    • Don’t be an informant.
    • Don’t use anyone’s Cell Phone.
    • It’s expected to be apprehensive at first.
    • Emails and USPS letters are read, and calls are monitored (Never do a 3-Way Call)
    • Don’t use someone else’s medications.
    • The TV Room is mostly under others’ control – don’t change the channel if others watch TV.
    • Don’t miss the counts. Find out where the Call-Out Sheet is and look at it daily for your name.
    • Be Respectful to other inmates, their personal space (don’t just sit on a person’s bed – ask permission), and staff.
  6. Be aware that banks and different investment, mortgage, and other loan companies may elect to close your accounts due to your criminal charge(s).
  7. Case Managers will be looking for Personal Growth and Development in addition to your taking the First Step Act (FSA) Programs. Keep a record of your activities and conversations with BOP Staff because like insurance –you don’t realize you need it until You Do.
  8. Reading Books (Non-Fiction) for Personal Growth,
    • Amazon sells cheap paperback journals with lined pages, but they will also need writing inside because the BOP may not let in blank pages. These can be inspirational quotes, religious, or anything else, but something is necessary.
    • Constructive Learning. Whatever you are interested in—art, History, Famous people, Banking, Real estate, or painting or drawing—do that.
    • Now The Journal. Every day, start a routine for yourself once you get inside. Every day, write what you’ve done,
      • You’ve taken an FSA Class [note the day, time, class name and find something that you learned],
      • Note every conversation you had with a correction officer (BOP Staff), just in case…
      • Once you start reading BOOKS (Non-Fiction), again [note the day, time, book, and find something that you learned and may want to implement later].
      • As you document your journey, this is also Building your Release Plan
    • You’ve been educated to the max as a Ph.D., Doctor, Lawyer, Scientist, etc., so consider teaching a class to inspire those around you.
  9. Reputation Management. Create a website for yourself before you surrender, and then email home everything you’re doing to rebuild your life. So far, all that is there is your INDICTMENT, and Reputation Management Companies don’t hold up in the long run. I’ve paid for one, and it hasn’t held up. Your daily log of your activities is a great starting point.
  10. Once you enter the BOP, this is another Planet. Frustration and Disappointment are to be expected and will test you to your core.
    • Don’t vent your frustrations to your unit team and case managers; you will only worsen things for yourself. This period is Temporary for you, but for the BOP Staff, it is their job; they are here every day and have heard every complaint. Please stay under their radar and don’t get the reputation of a complainer.
  11. When you first arrive, as soon as you can get to a computer, take your first SPARC 13 Assessment Questions. You may still be offered programs without it, but you will not get any credit.
  12. Cancel all subscriptions to everything unless someone will be paying those fees.
  13. Credit Cards – Card Lock: What It Does, Who Offers It, How to Use It 
    • Credit card companies call the feature different names, often using “lock” or “freeze.” To initiate or cancel an immediate lock, use your card issuer’s mobile app or log in to your online account to activate an on-off switch. Many debit card accounts also feature a lock.
    • New charges and cash advances will be denied when you lock a card. However, recurring autopayments, such as subscriptions and monthly bills charged to the card, will continue to go through. Typically, so will bank fees, returns, credits, interest, and rewards. Transactions that occurred before locking the card are unaffected.
    • Check with your issuer or its website to determine whether you have a card lock and exactly how yours works. Locks work differently depending on the card issuer.
    • Many issuers have added this feature in recent years; check yours. Here is a sampling,
      1. American Express freeze
      2. Barclays SecurHold™
      3. Capital One Card Lock
      4. Chase lock/unlock
      5. Citi Quick Lock
      6. Discover Freeze it®
      7. Wells Fargo Control Tower

 

WHAT YOU CAN BRING: (P5580.08)

  1. Wedding band, Bible, under $100.
  2. Bring verification if you have had all your Flu and COVID vaccines and boosters.
  3. Prescriptions for Medical Devices and Medications (2-3 weeks recommended; at worst, they are thrown out); at best, they are available for use. When surrendering on weekends or holidays, the BOP may allow these to be used if not available from their on-site pharmacy. Medical devices and glasses (that are not made with metal) are all allowed and should be referenced in your Presentence Report.
  4. ID: birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, and social security card. Copies or originals: It depends on how long your sentence is, and whether you will remember where and who holds your document originals.
  5. Cash may or may not be allowed, but you can try $320 ($370 in November and December). Otherwise, use either Money Gram or Western Union, as the funds will be deposited within hours.
  6. Legal papers (not your PSR) can include your Medical File and personal contact list. List of personal names (including phone numbers and addresses). Type on the back of a page from your court case and put it in an envelope labeled ‘Legal’ to take with you when you self-surrender.
  7. Schedule your list of books you’d like to read to start being sent (2 at a time/ month) 2 days before your arrival, lasting most of your pre-calculated stay.
  8. Don’t arrive at lunchtime.
  9. Present to the higher security facility if you expect a satellite camp.
  10. Speeding is sometimes understood at three mph over the limit when driving to surrender.
  11. Arrive early.

 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SURRENDER?

  1. Learn what prison you have been designated to, then ensure they expect you. Did your court paperwork arrive? Are you listed on the BOP website?
  2. If it’s a Satellite Camp – You Surrender to the Higher Facility or Prison.
  3. While the Higher Secure Prison may house Violent Persons, you will not (Should Not) be interacting with them.
  4. You will Interact with the staff, and as they deal with Violent persons (or higher security persons), their attitude toward you may reflect the same harshness.
  5. …in other words, it won’t be a warm welcome or warm first impression.
  6. Bring actual or copies of your Driver’s License, Social Security Card, Medical File, prescriptions for your Medications, and Medical Device, if applicable.
  7. If you had a court-ordered penalty (i.e., Restitution), Paid it in Full, bring Proof. If you do not have proof, contact your attorney ASAP to get that to you before you Surrender. Next, once you have proof that you do not have any court-ordered payment responsibilities, you can keep any amount of money in your Trust or Commissary account.
  8. Sending Money: Western Union is $3 – $500, MoneyGram is $300, Max, and BOP Lockbox is any amount.
  9. Wedding Band, Religious Neckless; Max value of $100 is permitted. No stones.
  10. Release Plan, Phone Contact list (No Color, Not Double Sided): Bring it saying that you read online that this was important, and I wanted to give it to my Case Manager. You can also mail it to yourself that day [no more than three pages per envelope]).
  11. The soonest early release is after you’ve served 25% of your time.
  12. The 1st Case Manager meeting is within 30 Days.
  13. If you’re going to a Satellite Minimum Camp, after being screened and boxing your clothes to be sent home by the BOP, expect to be put into an isolation cell. This could take hours or days for various reasons—just don’t be surprised. If you have already set up the books on a schedule, you may get them today or tomorrow.

THINGS TO UNDERSTAND AND PREPARE FOR BEFORE YOUR SURRENDER – POSSIBLY LEADING TOWARD EARLY RELEASE

I. Compassionate Release – What is this?

II. RDAP: What is this, and do I Qualify?

III. Your Reentry/Release Plan – Is this Important? What is this?

IV. FSA—How does it work? What is this? In this video, I review how to successfully implement The First Step Act (FSA).

 

V. Case Managers, what power do they have over me, and who are they—what do they do?

VI. Who should you tell the prison to call in case of an Emergency?

VII. What are the BOP policies for phone calls, email, and personal Contacts, and how do you get money for the commissary?

VIII. Do you have a business that will be running while you are in prison? What can and can’t you do?

IX. Understand Your Medical Needs—Is your healthcare available? This is a big deal. Yes, you can get Surgical Second Opinions, and there may be a 1-3 year wait to get an appointment. After the medical second opinion consult reaches your medical team, the BOP is not obligated to follow it.

X. Financial Considerations

    • Banks, Power of Attorney, and what they have in common.
    • You have a court-ordered Financial Penalty, so understand its impact on your life in prison and release date.

XI. Did you learn why your Judge wants to learn about you? Because they know that Crimes Do Not Occur in a Vacuum;

    • Narrative,
    • Allocution,
    • Reentry/Release Plan
    • Letters That Attest To Your Character
    • Are you Prepared?


WHY A RELEASE PLAN?
THIS IS ALL ABOUT PREPARATION; YOU WILL BE GOING HOME ONE DAY
SUCCESS IS A MENTAL PROACTIVE DECISION – THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT

I’m here to help you navigate through What You are Going To Encounter – Because I’ve Been Where You Are Now And Understand Your Fears.

Call 240.888.7778 for a personal one-on-one call
to discuss your current issue or that of a loved one. -Marc Blatstein

We are not Attorneys; you need Legal Representation.

Self-Surrender To Federal Prison

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Self-Surrender To Federal Prison

You’ve been allowed to self-surrender to a minimum federal prison camp – but find yourself in isolation (or solitary confinement), because your paperwork has not arrived. This does happen, and can be avoided!

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For the purpose of this article, we are going to examine the process that follows after the court agrees to let your client self-surrender.

Up until this point, there has been the back and forth between defense counsel, the U.S. attorney, and lastly the court. The defendant’s number one job has been to get their affairs in order and then to show up on the specified day, at their BOP Institution.

The process of getting the court’s order delivered to the specified BOP Institution on time is, for the most part, considered something that automatically happens as the next step in the process. But it is this author’s opinion that at times, the council should reflect on President Ronald Reagan’s famous quote; Trust – But Verify…

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Because, in this case, here we have Trust, without the Verification. I offer the following so that more care and empathy for your client can be taken, as you guide them completely through this process.

These steps I believe will help to ensure a smoother, self-surrendering process;

  1. Verify with all parties that: the receiving facility is in receipt of all the required judge’s orders for your client’s arrival – before they get there, 18 U.S.C. § 3621(c).
  2. If your client is ultimately designated to a ‘satellite’ camp, let them know ahead of time that they have to present themselves to the adjacent, ‘higher secure facility – and not to the satellite camp.
  3. Also let them know that at the higher secure facility, they are likely to see prisoners in handcuffs and shackles, guards with long guns, guard towers, etc., so they are not caught off guard.
    • This is because each client will deal with the emotional aspects of “prison” in their own way, especially if it’s their first time.
  4. There they will be screened and given a change of clothes. The clothes that they came with along with peripherals, will then be boxed and returned to their ‘legal residence’.
  5. Their birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, and social security card all will be kept, to be returned at the end of their incarceration.

Whatever legal papers you have accumulated, just like medical records, these copies can be kept with you as your own personal records. Your PSR, I believe is not allowed to be brought in with your other personal items.

What happens if you depend solely on the process, and do not verify that the court’s orders have preceded your client’s arrival?

Your client was allowed to self-surrender, and the rest was an ‘assumed formality’…

  • Upon your client’s arrival, the prison’s guards at receiving had not received any of the court’s orders regarding their sentenced incarceration – which does happen, no matter how infrequently.
  • Policy-wise, once they have your client’s birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, and/or social security card, this may only allow the facility to hold your client (meaning that they will not turn your client away), but likely will not allow them to formally admit them into the institution.
  • This ‘hold’ option further may also involve moving your client into an ‘isolation’ cell until the court order arrives, which according to staff, “may take up to a month”.
  • A core value in this author’s opinion is verifying that the institution has received all of his/her required court-ordered intake documents, before your client’s arrival.

Attorneys’ Reputation and Future Referrals: No one really wants to go to prison. Therefore, while this defendant (and their family), may or may not turn out to be a great referral resource, bad reviews on the other hand can come from anywhere and travel at lightning speed – case in point.

  • For those of you who already do this, your clients are grateful – even if they don’t know, or show it.

For more…

You’re The Target of The FBI – Surrendering During COVID 2022/23

By inDr. M Blatstein's Blog

THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL BE SURRENDERING DURING WINTER 2022/2023, COVID ALONG WITH THE FLU/INFLUENZA MAY BE PRESENT AT YOUR FACILITY

YOU CAN CHECK THIS OUT FIRST BY GOING TO THE BOP WEBSITE AT BOP.GOV

  • WHEN YOU GET THERE, YOU WILL LOOK FOR THE BOP COVID CURRENT MODIFIED OPERATION LEVELS,
  • THEN LOOK FOR YOUR PRISON

IN 2020 THE WORLD WAS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE, BUT BETWEEN ISOLATION, MASKS, AND VACCINES, WE’VE MANAGED TO COME THROUGH IT.

All prisons and jails, being closed-in environments, were perfect breeding grounds, although in the federal system, a few wardens did a great job protecting inmates and staff alike.

ALONG WITH THE OTHER ITEMS I’VE COVERED THAT YOU VAN BRING WITH YOU [SEE MY WEBSITE]

  • If you have had all your COVID vaccines and boosters, bring verification
  • If you haven’t, that’s ok too.
  • If you had your Flu Shot, bring verification.
  • Should your warden be overly cautious in instituting precautions, be grateful. It is better to error on the side of caution.
  • Through your preparation and PSR, the Judge has already seen YOUR COMPLETE MEDICAL Record, which is already at the Prison.

At this point, I cannot tell you if you will be put into an isolation cell, but as of this recording 12/10/2022, that may not be necessary.

Hello and welcome My name is Marc Blatstein – and I’m the Physician who found Physician Presentence Report Service (PPRS)

Learn From My Mistakes – So you Don’t Make Yours

I’ve been in practice for 30+ years, which was unfortunately interrupted by an early 6 am knock at my front door,

and a 2nd at 8 am at my podiatric medical practice – all for a problem that I created.

As a result, I Plead Guilty to a Felony and was convicted of a federal White-Collar crime, and was sentenced to time in the BOP.

After my release, and several years of hard work, my license was, restored in full in 2010.

Around that time

  • I chose to use my skills in medicine
  • with my understanding of the BOP
  • to assist those of you,
  • who like me,
  • find themselves facing our Criminal Justice System.

While I Was UNPREPARED

I Made It A Point

  • TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE RESOURCES SO YOU WILL BE PREPARED- BECAUSE IN PRISON, AS IN LIFE
  • PREPARATION = SURVIVAL
  •  WHILE YOUR STAY IN PRISON WILL BE TEMPORARY (and At times uncomfortable)

The Goal Is To Be Productive and Keep It as Short as Possible

Surrendering To The BOP During COVID Their Modified Operation Levels

Quarantine: Levels: #1, 2, or 3

  • Even though Level 1 is the Lowest,
    • Masks may be required, (remember that the flu is another complication this yr. as we have been isolated since 2/2020)
    • but otherwise, all appears to be functioning normally
  • If you’re designated to a facility that is under Operational Level 2 or 3
    • These may require that additional CDC prevention guidelines be followed
  • Here the Warden is Responsible for determining his ‘operation level’, and
    • these levels will vary around the BOP.

You could be in Quarantine for 2-4 weeks,

  • Remember in the Big Picture –THIS IS TEMPORARY
  • Now preparing for 1-4 weeks in a cell – You Will Get Bored
  • Think about Books – Books You Can Learn From:
  • Make a list of books you’d like to read – START SENDING TWO DAYS BEFORE YOU ARRIVE,
  • Pre-Set a schedule for each friend and family member – it’s cheaper for all
  • Getting too many books at once could get you in trouble
    • Ask family & friends to each send books from the list, 2 books at a time
  • When you get to the Camp or Low
    • After you make friends, ask them, to ask their family, to call yours and let them know you are OK.

Hardback – from Amazon, Softback – from home

  1. Marco Polo’s “Travels”,
  2. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”,
  3. Nelson Mandela’s Autobiography
  4. The Three Laws of Performance, By Steve Zaffron
  5. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert T. Kiyosaki
  6. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  7. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: STEPHEN R COVEY
  8. The Power of Habit: by Charles Duhigg
  9. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
  10. The Gift, Edith Eva Eger

… these are all great places to start and should continue throughout your stay

Inmates may also receive up to five magazines (no sexually explicit material) or paperback books per day.

Paperback books sent in a package

  • must have the contents clearly annotated on the outside of the box
  • (IE… 5 paperback books enclosed in accordance with BOP policy), and
  • only the books may be in the package.

Books, magazines, and photos are the basic items that an inmate may receive from family and friends.

Hard-covered books:

  • (no padded covers, no enclosed CD/DVD) and/or newspapers
  • only from a publisher, distributor, or bookseller (IE… Amazon.com, Walden Books.com).

 

Blank journals, diaries, address books, daily planners, card stock, construction paper, hobby craft materials, or sketchbooks

  • are not authorized for receipt.
  • Inmates also cannot receive any food items, clothing, or electronic media (CDs, DVDs, flash drives, etc…).

Consultations are on me.

Thank you! Marc

240.888.7778

DrMB@PPRSUS.com

Physician Presentence Report Service

No matter where you are in The Process, there are things we can do

* No Physician,  Attorney, or Consultant can promise any outcomes.

 

You’re The Target of The FBI – Surrendering During COVID 2022/2023

By inDr. M Blatstein's Blog

You’re The Target of The FBI – Surrendering During COVID 2022/2023

 

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL BE SURRENDERING DURING WINTER 2022/2023

COVID ALONG WITH THE FLU/INFLUENZA MAY BE PRESENT AT YOUR FACILITY

 

YOU CAN CHECK THIS OUT FIRST BY GOING TO THE BOP WEBSITE AT BOP.GOV

WHEN YOU GET THERE, YOU WILL LOOK FOR THE BOP COVID CURRENT MODIFIED OPERATION LEVELS, THEN LOOK FOR YOUR PRISON

 

IN 2020 THE WORLD WAS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE, BUT BETWEEN ISOLATION, MASKS, AND VACCINES, HERE IN THE US, WE’VE MANAGED TO COME THROUGH IT.

 

All prisons and jails, being closed-in environments, are perfect breeding grounds for viruses. Through the 2020/2021 COVID epidemic there were a few wardens who did a great job at protecting their inmates and staff alike.

 

ALONG WITH THE OTHER ITEMS I’VE COVERED THAT YOU VAN BRING WITH YOU [SEE MY WEBSITE: PPRSUS.com]

If you have had all your COVID vaccines and boosters, bring verification

If you haven’t, that’s ok too.

If you had your Flu Shot, bring verification.

Should your warden be overly cautious in instituting precautions, be grateful. It is better to err on the side of caution.

Through your preparation of the PSR, the Judge has already seen YOUR COMPLETE MEDICAL Record, which should be at the Prison.

At this point, I cannot tell you if you will be put into an isolation cell, but as of this recording 12/10/2022, that may not be necessary.

Hello and welcome My name is Marc Blatstein – and I’m the Physician who found Physician Presentence Report Service (PPRS)

My focus in creating The Physician Presentence Report Service

Is ALWAYS – Being Prepared

 

Learn From My Mistakes – So you Don’t Make Yours

I’ve been in practice for 30+ years, which was unfortunately interrupted by an early 6 am knock at my front door, and a 2nd at 8 am at my podiatric medical practice – all for a problem that I created.

 

As a result,

I Plead Guilty to a Felony, was convicted of a federal White-Collar crime, and was sentenced to time in the BOP.

After my release, and several years of hard work, my license was, restored in full in 2010.

Around that time

·        I chose to use my skills in medicine

·        with my understanding of the BOP

·        to assist those of you,

·        who like me,

·        find themselves facing our Criminal Justice System.

 

While I found myself totally UNPREPARED

I Made It A Point;

TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE RESOURCES SO YOU

WILL BE PREPARED- BECAUSE

IN PRISON – AS IN LIFE

PREPARATION = SURVIVAL

 

WHILE YOUR STAY IN PRISON WILL BE TEMPORARY (and At times uncomfortable)

The Goal Is To Be Productive and

Keep It as Short as Possible

Surrendering To The BOP During COVID Modified Operation Levels

Quarantine: Levels: #1, 2, or 3

•        Even though Level 1 is the Lowest,

  • Masks may be required, (remember that the flu is another complication this yr. as we were isolated since 2/2020), but otherwise, all appears to be functioning normally

•        If you’re designated to a facility that is under Operational Level 2 or 3

  • These may require that additional CDC prevention guidelines be followed

•        Here the Warden is Responsible for determining his ‘operation level’, and these levels will vary around the BOP.

 

You could be in Quarantine 2-4 weeks, 

•        Remember in the Big Picture –THIS IS TEMPORARY

•        Now preparing for 1-4 weeks in a cell – You Will Be Bored

•        Think about Books – Books You Can Learn From:

•        Make a list of books you’d like to read – START SENDING THEM TWO DAYS BEFORE YOU ARRIVE,

•         Create a Pre-Set schedule for each friend and family member – and it’s cheaper for all

•        Getting too many books at once could get you in trouble

  • Ask family & friends to each send books from the list, 2 books at a time

•        When you get to the Camp, or Low

  • After you make friends, ask them, to ask their family, to call yours and let them know you are OK, if you haven’t been able to make a call or get to the BOP email system

 

Hardback – from Amazon, Softback – from home

1.      Marco Polo’s “Travels”,

2.      Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”,

3.      Nelson Mandela’s Autobiography

4.      The Three Laws of Performance, By Steve Zaffron

5.      Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert T. Kiyosaki

6.      How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

7.      The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: STEPHEN R COVEY

8.      The Power of Habit: by Charles Duhigg

9.      Steve Jobs  by Walter Isaacson

10.   The Gift, Dr. Edith Eva Eger

… these are all a great place to start and should continue throughout your stay

BOP Rules:

Inmates may also receive up to five magazines (no sexually explicit material) or paperback books per day.

Paperback books sent in a package (from home)

·        must have the contents clearly annotated on the outside of the box

·        (IE… 5 paperback books enclosed in accordance with BOP policy), and

·        only the books may be in the package.

·        From The BOP, Books, magazines, and photos are the basic items that an inmate may receive from family and friends.

Hard-covered books:

·        (no padded covers, no enclosed CD/DVD) and/or newspapers

·        only from a publisher, distributor, or bookseller (IE… Amazon.com, Walden Books.com).

Not Authorized,

Blank journals, diaries, address books, daily planners, card stock, construction paper, hobby craft materials, or sketchbooks

·        Inmates also cannot receive any food items, clothing, or electronic media (CDs, DVDs, flash drives, etc…).

You’re Now The Target of The FBI – You Have A Choice.

PREPARATION • SELF-ADVOCACY • REENTRY PLANNING

SUCCESSFUL ⇒ LIFE AFTER RELEASE

Consultations are on me.

Thank you! Marc

240.888.7778

DrMB@PPRSUS.com

Physician Presentence Report Service

No matter where you are in The Process, there are things we can do

* No Physician,  Attorney, or Consultant can promise any outcomes.

BOP: Self-Surrender

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BOP: Self-Surrender, Ensuring a Smooth Transition

Avoid a stay in Solitary Confinement,
‘Self-Surrendering Successfully’ in the BOP.

Before the sentencing hearing.

1.     Ensure accuracy of the PSR.

2.     Verify public safety factors (PSFs) to ensure appropriate security levels. These could include or preclude camp placement for otherwise qualified defendants.

3.     Counsel should consult with the client to determine:

•       Which facility the client prefers?

•       Appropriately calculated security level verified.

•       Submit the proposed recommendation to the prosecutor to get their Non-Objection.

•       The Non-Objection then gets submitted to the court and clerk at sentencing.

•       PSR Accuracy.

a.     Formal findings are made by the judge: Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(c)(1) and attached to the PSR before it is forwarded to the BOP.

b.     Findings are made in the “Statement of Reasons” (sealed form), the section of the judgment will also suffice.

c.     Check that the clerk prepares the judgment correctly including your SOR content.

d.     Criminal history score may not change a defendant’s score, but it can negatively impact prison designation.

After sentencing with the designation made:

·       Review with the defendant information such as nearby hotels, visiting hours, mail, commissary, telephone, items that are allowed in prison, etc.

What the defendant can bring with them:(P5580.08)

1.     Basic wedding band, Bible.

2.     Prescriptions for medications (4 weeks recommended, at worst they are thrown out, at best they are available for your use. When surrendering on weekends or holidays the BOP may allow these to be used if not available from their onsite pharmacy), medical devices, and glasses (that are not made with metal).

3.     ID: birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, and social security card.

4.     Cash; $320 ($370 in November and December), then use either Money Gram or

Western Union for monthly deposits.

5.     Legal papers.

6.     List of personal names (including phone numbers and addresses).

A copy of the article can be found in LinkedIN

Self-Surrendering In The BOP

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Self-Surrender in the BOP

Before the sentencing hearing.

1.     Ensure accuracy of the PSR.

2.     Verify public safety factors (PSFs) to ensure appropriate security levels. These could include or preclude camp placement for otherwise qualified defendants.

3.     Counsel should consult with the client to determine:

•       Which facility the client prefers.

•       Appropriately calculated security level verified.

•       Submit the proposed recommendation to the prosecutor to get their Non-Objection.

•       The Non-Objection then gets submitted to the court and clerk at sentencing.

•       PSR Accuracy.

a.     Formal findings are made by the judge: Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(c)(1) and attached to the PSR before it is forwarded to the BOP.

b.     Findings are made in the “Statement of Reasons” (sealed form), the section of the judgment will also suffice.

c.     Check that the clerk prepares the judgment correctly including your SOR content.

d.     Criminal history score may not change a defendant’s score, but it can negatively impact prison designation.

After sentencing with the designation made:

·       Review with the defendant information such as nearby hotels, visiting hours, mail, commissary, telephone, items that are allowed in prison, etc.

What the defendant can bring with them:

1.     Basic wedding band, Bible.

2.     Prescriptions for medications (4 weeks recommended, at worst they are thrown out, at best they are available for your use. When surrendering on weekends or holidays the BOP may allow these to be used if not available from their onsite pharmacy), medical devices, and glasses (that are not made with metal).

3.     ID: birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, and social security card.

4.     Cash; $320 ($370 in November and December), then use either Money Gram or Western Union for monthly deposits.

5.     Legal papers.

6.     List of personal names (including phone numbers and addresses).

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FIRST STEP ACT EARNED TIME CREDIT👉​ EARLY RELEASE

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FIRST STEP ACT

I) Infographic (above) – Glossary of Terms
II) Early Release: Minimum and Low-Risk Inmates
III) Alternative Benefits: Medium and High-Risk Inmates
IV) First Step Act Reforms
V) FSA Credits can begin on day one

This video overviews Early Release Options – Just don’t get disciplined.

 

EARNED TIME CREDITS (ETC)

10/27/2023 Update: FIVE YEARS LATER, BOP STILL DOESN’T HAVE FIRST STEP ACT CREDITS that predict when a prisoner will leave BOP custody for halfway house or home confinement (HH/HC).

PATTERN

Video 0.07 covers how the First Step Act should work and defines PATTERN (which identifies a person as a Minimum/Low or Medium/High),. The Medium/High can work with alternative benefits. While the law was passed in 2018, and this note was made on 10/2023, whether due to COVID in 2019/2020, being short-staffed, the BOP Calculation of FSA ETC has yet to be corrected, DISAPPOINTMENT and FRUSTRATION are going to be a regular occurrence. Either way, I hope you find this PowerPoint informative.

EBRR and PA Programs

As of January 10, 2023, all federal prisoners will receive the updated computation dates for their (approximated) Earned Time Credits. This process should then update their monthly computation dates to reflect the status of Earned Time Credits.

  • BOP Policy Statement 5410.01 CN-2 (3/10/2023): Page 12: Case Manager and Unit Team referrals are needed to earn, ETC.
  • BOP Policy Statement 5400.01 (6/25/2021): Page 4: Unit Management is responsible for notifying each inmate of his or her targeted needs during routine program reviews at team meetings. Case Manager and Unit Team referrals are needed to earn, ETC.
  • *As soon as you can after entering prison, the first thing you do after finding the Computors is to TAKE YOUR ASSESSMENT SURVEY. Without that Assessment Survey, you can take the classes but likely will not earn the – Earned Time Credits.

If You Suspect You’re The Target of a Federal Investigation | Before The Presentence Interview (PSI) | After The PSI – But Before The Sentencing Hearing | or After Sentencing or You’re Already Incarcerated – There Are Still Things – At All Levels, We Can Do

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“To earn FSA Time Credits – these four conditions must be met,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell(.Org)

  1. The program must be an EBRR programming or PA productive activity,
  2. The inmate must be assigned by Bureau staff to the EBRR programming or PA productive activity based on his criminogenic needs,
  3. The inmate must successfully complete the EBRR programming or PA, productive activity,
  4. The EBRR programming or PA, the productive activity must be completed on or after January 15, 2020.

12/18/2022 FTC, ETC Memo Released to inmates on BOP TRULINCS and to Unit Managers 

I) Early Release: Minimum and Low-Risk Inmates

Video 0.09 covers how the First Step Act is supposed to work and defines PATTERN (which identifies a person as a Minimum/Low), which can work toward Early release. While the law was passed in 2018, and this note was made on 10/2023, the BOP is still not calculating release dates as the law was intended. Whether due to COVID in 2019/2020, being short-staffed, or staff choosing to impute information or not, DISAPPOINTMENT and FRUSTRATION are mainstream. Either way, I hope you find this PowerPoint informative.

  1. You can earn up to 365 Days off your sentence in Earned Time Credits (ETC), with additional credits applied to time in either Halfway House or Home Confinement.
    • The Caveat: Don’t Get In Trouble No Infractions
    • Have a Great Release Plan, started Before your Presentence Interview (if possible)
  2. As soon as you arrive, locate the computers. Before meeting with your case manager and writing emails, take Your FSA Risk Assessment Survey.
    • No Survey – No Earned Time Credits.
  3. PATTERN: Men, Women; then Violent Additional Score Points
  4. Allows more time in a halfway house or home confinement at the end of a sentence.
  5. Eligible inmates can earn 10 to 15 days of EARNED TIME credits
    • for every 30 days of successful participation in EBRR and PA Activities. Jan 13, 2022 [BOP.gov]
  6. You may also receive five (5) additional days of time credit
    • for every 30 days of successful participation in EBRR/PA Programs if,
    • You have not increased the risk of recidivism over their last two assessments.
  7. You can apply your earned credits to pre-release custody or supervised release if you have the warden’s approval and 
    • You do not pose a danger to society.
    • Have made a good faith effort and a 30% lower risk of recidivism.
    • Are unlikely to recidivate.
  8. A Person is eligible for transfer to supervised release if,
    • You’ve met the standards above,
    • Supervised release is already part of their sentence as ordered by the court,
    • Are within 12 months of the end of their sentence, and either
      • do not pose a danger to society.
      • have made a good-faith effort to lower their risk of recidivism and
      • are unlikely to recidivate.

II) Alternative Benefits: Medium and High-Risk Inmates

This video overviews Alternative Benefits – Just don’t get disciplined.

Incentives for completing EBRR and PA Programs

1. They have to petition to redeem the Earn Time Credits (ETC) they earn,

  • Per the approval of the Warden  
    • The determination that they are not likely to re-offend or
    • They’re Not a Public Safety Threat.

2. Alternative Incentives

  • Up to 510 phone minutes per month (which prisoners must pay for) or,
  • If available, video conferencing privileges for up to 30 minutes per day.
  • Or the warden may
    • Add additional time for visits.
    • Add additional time using the BOP’s email system (which prisoners must pay for).
    • Transfer to a prison closer to the person’s home if the warden approves.
    • Increased commissary spending limits and product offerings (which prisoners must pay for).
    • Consideration for transfer to preferred housing units.

Those at Medium and/or High-Risk Levels should be able to move to a:

Low or Minimum risk by reducing their “Dynamic” Factors.

“Static” factors are fixed,

• Age at first conviction
• If the Current offense was violent
• If it was a Sex offense conviction
• Criminal history score
• History of violence
• History of escapes
• Was Voluntary surrender an option?

“Dynamic” factors can change throughout a person’s incarceration.

• Age at the time of assessment? (The older we get, the less we argue from the author…)
• Infraction convictions (any)
• Infraction convictions (serious and violent)
• Number of programs completed (how many)
• Number of technical or vocational courses completed (how many)
• Drug treatment while incarcerated – if needed?
• Drug education while incarcerated – if needed?

III) First Step Act Reforms

  1. Who Is Disqualified from Participating?
    • State borders
    • Military prisoners
    • Violent convictions
    • Inmates pending deportation
    • Convictions in DC Superior Court

For Table: Violent Offense Codes for PATTERN Risk Assessment(BOP)

    • For a more detailed list of Disqualifying Offenses (BOP),
    • Serving a sentence for a conviction previously under the First Step Act may disqualify inmates from earning credit.
  1. The Definition of “A Day”
    • A calendar day is when the person participates in assigned programming on that date.
      • Is completion of an EBRR or PA program required – No.
    • Times when a person cannot be considered a successful participant(Famm)
      • When they’re in the SHU.
      • On designated status outside the BOP facility (for example, extended medical placement, court appearances, furlough).
      • On a writ or temporary transfer to the custody of another federal or nonfederal government agency.
      • On a mental health hold; or
      • Who declines to participate in the recommended EBRR or PA Program.

IV) FSA Credits can begin on day one

  • Another reason is that PSRs are a proactive placement tool for those with long sentences.

1. The BOP Risk and Needs Assessment System

  • Assessing the recidivism risk and criminogenic needs of all federal prisoners and 
  • Then, they place prisoners in recidivism-reducing programs (EBRR) and productive activities (PA) that address their individual needs to reduce this risk.
  • Examples of recidivism risk and criminogenic needs: Anger/Hostility – Antisocial Peers – Cognitions – Dyslexia – Education – Family/Parenting – Finance, Poverty – Medical – Mental Health – Recreation/Leisure/Fitness – Substance Abuse – Trauma, and Work. 

2. Other Sentencing Reforms(USSC – 2019)

  • Mandatory Minimum Sentences (Page 2, 2019) (where applicable)
    • A defendant who previously would have been sentenced to 20 years might now face 15 years.
    • The new law also gives judges greater discretion to ignore the Mandatory Minimum.
  • Expanding the Safety Valve (Page 3, 2019)
    • The FSA also expands the safety valve provision, allowing courts to sentence low-level, nonviolent drug offenders with minor criminal histories to less than the required minimum for an offense.
  • Pre-release placement refers to:
    • Home confinement and/or,
    • Halfway house (also known as Residential Reentry Center (RRC)
  • The Second Look Act
    • For those who committed a crime before the age of 25 and
    • Who has served a minimum of 15 years in prison,
    • They can apply to the DC Superior Court to have their sentence reviewed. 
  • For those who participated in The FSA 12/21/2018 – 1/14/2020.
    • Those credits are being awarded retroactively.
  • Retroactive Application of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Section 404 (Page 4, 2019)
  • Loss of FSA Time Credits (DOJ-BOP).  
    • Inmates found guilty of misconduct may not earn incentives for the time periods listed below.
    • The time periods below will begin the day after the Unit Disciplinary Committee or the Disciplinary Hearing Officer finds that the inmate has committed the prohibited act(s).
      • 120 days for a 100 Series incident report. 
      • 90 days for a 200 Series incident report.
      • 60 days for a 300 Series incident report.
      • 30 days for a 400 Series incident report.

For additional information, email the Reentry Services Division (RSD): BOP-RSD-NRB-FSA@BOP.GOV.

Call 240.888.7778 for a personal one-on-one call
to discuss your current issue or that of a loved one.

-Marc Blatstein

What’s Not Taught In Law School: Your Efforts In Your Defense

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The information in this series and on PPRSUS.com (and PPRSUS Resources), is readily accessible and completely Free to all.

Should you wish to engage my services, my Contact Info. is at the end.

Hello, and thank you for tuning into my Video series, INDICTED AND FACING PRISON: NOW WHAT?

My name is Marc Blatstein. In 2006, I, too, was Indicted and convicted of a felony, and I lost my medical license. With work, I was able to get my license reinstated in full.

— Prison is Temporary.

My goal in this series is to provide you with the information you’ll need to survive and navigate these times because Knowledge and Preparation will help build back the confidence you’ll need throughout this process

·     Since you’ve heard that the DOJ and Feds have been asking questions, their case against you is mostly complete, with a 98% Conviction Rate.

·     Delaying to act now is at your peril.

·     Hiring a legal team doesn’t just mean they have experience; they also need a proven track record of successfully defending cases like yours.

·     The choices you make today – will make a better tomorrow.

The Nuances of a Holistic Federal Prison Defense and Life In Prison – Not Taught In Law School Attorneys don’t know your personal history and

•     The Nuances of a Holistic Federal Prison Defense

•     Life and what to expect inside The BOP

•      As None Of This Was Not Part of their Law School Training

Understanding who you are and your personal history can be very helpful, albeit Drug-related; a personal drive toward success provides an opening for a mental health evaluation.

If you’re already at this point, and don’t have the time to wait for my future videos, then give me a call and we can discuss your situation, one-on-one. Once again, my number is 240.888.7778.

Before Surrender

·     Visit your doctor and dentist for a complete medical visit and get copies of all of your records. Check on the BOP Formulary to see if your medications are available

·     Visit your eye doctor to get a current prescription for your eyeglasses—no Contact lenses.

·     If your sentence is short enough, get an extended driver’s license.

·     Grant power of attorney to someone you trust to handle your finances and other legal matters.

·     If married, consider transferring utilities and other bills to your spouse’s name.

·     Create an Amazon Book Wish List so friends and family can easily send you 2-3 books per month.

·     For Minimum and Low-Security facilities, the BOP allows paperbacks from Amazon.

·     To keep your credit cards active, have a family member use them and pay them off monthly, or freeze them.

What happens on day 1 in Prison, what to bring, how to act, a pre-plan to get home with your dignity and self-esteem intact

·     Surrender to the higher

·     At the FPC, you may go to your bunk

·     At the satellite, strip-searched – and into an isolation cell

·     Be prepared and have books to read already mailed to you the day before you surrender

·     The day you surrender, mail to yourself a list of all of your contacts’ phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses

·     Once you arrive, you’re eligible to receive funds electronically. Money Gram, Western Union; it takes ~2 hours.

·     At an FPC, you are more likely to get in with Cash, which the guards will deposit for you.

What Can You Bring

·     Plain wedding band (no stones or intricate markings), with a declared value of less than $100

·     Earrings for females only (no stones) with a declared value of less than $100

·     Medical, orthopedic, or medical devices

·     Legal documents

·     If you have a large medical file, it was included in your PSR, RIGHT? You can also bring it in an envelope titled Legal Mail

·     Social Security card and other forms of identification (driver’s license, passport, etc.) to be retained in the Inmate Central File until the inmate’s release

·     Religious items approved by the Warden (religious medallions and chains must have a declared value of less than $100)

·     Prescription glasses, CPAP, Insulin Pump

Where applicable, create an opening for a later Compassionate Release-Second Look Act Appeal.

To engage my services or to have your concerns answered, Call me Today: 240.888.7778. This is my Cell and I personally answer and return all calls.

You can also get additional information on my website @: PPRSUS.com

DOES BEING INDICTED MEAN JAIL? | HOW TO DO LESS TIME? | VETERAN PROGRAMS.

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Through my story, this video explains why finding the right attorney for you is important. Although this is your life-altering event, Preparation and Knowledge of what you are about to do could still result in a positive outcome. Knowing that the DOJ has a 98% conviction rate, what is a positive outcome for you? Learn from my experiences through my video.

Serving Less Time Starts With Preparation

 

RECEIVING A FEDERAL INDICTMENT CAN BE TERRIFYING
TRIAL OR PLEA?
THE DOJ HAS A 98% CONVICTION RATE.

 

THE SOONER YOU ACT – THE FEWER PROBLEMS YOU’LL HAVE, WHY?

  • IN ADDITION TO A 98% CONVICTION RATE, THEY HAVE VERY DEEP FINANCIAL POCKETS TO PROSECUTE, AND “YOUR CASE” BY THIS POINT IS COMPLETED.
  • LEGAL REPRESENTATION IS YOUR FIRST DECISION; HOW WILL YOU PICK AN ATTORNEY, AND WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU ASK FIRST?

PREPARATION – SO MANY QUESTIONS, WHO CAN YOU ASK FOR ADVICE

  • THERE’S FEAR, PANIC, DENIAL, AND DISBELIEF
  • FINALLY, YOU DECIDE ON A LAWYER, WAS THIS THE RIGHT DECISION?
  • NOW, HOW TO SET YOURSELF UP FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME? WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST?

PREPARATION – WITH EVEN A GREAT ATTORNEY THEY CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH

    1. COUNSEL DEPENDS ON YOU TO BE 100% TRUTHFUL; THAT SOUNDS EASY – BUT NOT SO MUCH
    2. PREPARING FOR YOUR PRESENTENCE INTERVIEW SHOULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE, NO MATTER THE LENGTH OF YOUR EXPECTED SENTENCE
    3. PROPERLY PREPARED,  ARE YOU CONFIDENT IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT MAKES UP YOUR PRESENTENCE REPORT (PSR) 
      • ALL THE INFORMATION YOU GATHER WILL INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE AND IS RECOMMENDED TO BE PRESENTED TO YOUR PROBATION OFFICER 1-2 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR INTERVIEW.
        • AFTER YOUR INTERVIEW AND INVESTIGATION, THE PROBATION OFFICER WILL WRITE THE PRESENTENCE REPORT – BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED
      • YOUR JUDGE IS GOING TO SENTENCE YOU BASED ON THE SAME INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED THAT MAKES UP YOUR PRESENTENCE REPORT. IF COMPREHENSIVE, IT INCLUDES,
        • COPIES OF ALL BIOGRAPHICAL BACKGROUNDS (What is all this?)
        • COPIES OF ALL PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION 
        • PERSONAL NARRATIVE, 
        • RELEASE PLAN
        • ALLOCUTION
        • “CHARACTER” REFERENCE LETTERS
      • YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR,
        • PATTERN SCORE,
        • SPARC-13 
        • GOOD TIME CREDITS,
        • REQUIREMENTS OF THE FIRST STEP ACT
          • EARNED TIME CREDITS, ETC 
          • FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM (FRP)
          • CRIMINOGENIC RISK FACTORS
        • ARE YOU RDAP ELIGIBILE
        • SECOND CHANCE ACT, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ITS BENEFITS
        • COMPASSIONATE RELEASE, WITH THE FSA PROVIDES OPTIONS
          • INITIALLY, IT DEPENDED ON YOUR AGE OR MEDICAL CONDITION
          • THE SECOND LOOK ALLOWS THE COURT TO LOOK AT THE FACTS NOW
            • NOT JUST – WHAT HAPPENED AT YOUR SENTENCING
              1. BAD LAWYERING.
              2. THE LAWS HAVE CHANGED.
              3. YOUR NEED AS A FAMILY CAREGIVER.
              4. THE PERSON GOT A RAW DEAL AT SENTENCING.
              5. WAS THIS A FAIR SENTENCE LOOKING AT THE FACTS TODAY.
              6.  EXTRAORDINARY CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALLOWING FOR A LOWER SENTENCE OR RELEASE.
              7. SARS-CoV-2 VARIANT THAT CAUSES COVID-19 KEEPS MUTATING, SCIENCE, AND THE COURTS CAN’T KEEP UP.
        • THE ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY PROCESS (BP9-11, AND 2241), the BOP ENCOURAGES ITS USE.
        • CASE MANAGER, COUNSELOR, UNIT TEAM, WARDEN, AND HOW THEY CAN INFLUENCE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH PRISON AND EARLY RELEASE.  ↓ BELOW IS YOUR PRESENTENCE INTERVIEW.

Call 240.888.7778 for a personal one-on-one call
to discuss your current issue or that of a loved one.

-Marc Blatstein

This video covers preparation for your Presentence Interview and needs to include everything about you: 1) Your Personal Narrative, 2) your Release Plan, 3) your Biographical Background (All of your Medical Records, for example), and 4) Your Personal Identification.

AFTER YOU ENTER PRISON – WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS DAY 1?

    1. WHAT ARE THE BEST TIMES TO ARRIVE IF SELF-SURRENDERING
    2. WHEN YOU SURRENDERED, WHAT DID YOU BRING?
    3. WERE YOU PUT IN AN ISOLATION CELL? WAS IT A SURPRISE? WERE YOU GIVEN A HEADS-UP EXPLANATION WITH OPTIONS, WHICH ARE…
    4. THERE MAY BE FORMS TO BE FILLED OUT- BUT YOU’RE READY
    5. FOR MOST THINGS GOING FORWARD, YOU HAVE BEEN PREPPED ON,
      • WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO ACT
      • DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION 
      • OR WAS ALL OF THIS A SURPRISE?
    6. FOLLOWING EVERYTHING WE HAVE REVIEWED, THERE IS A PLAN TO WORK TOWARD EARLY RELEASE, UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES.
    7. DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION LIKELY WILL FOLLOW, BUT THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN CONTROL HOW YOU REACT IS YOU.

 

THIS VIDEO COVERS HOW YOU CAN WORK OR EARN YOUR WAY TOWARD FREEDOM, USING ELIZABETH HOLMES AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE

 

HOW TO LOSE ALL OF YOUR EARLY RELEASE BENEFITS

Don’t Get Disciplined Infractions; No Cell Phones, No iPads (Unless They’re From The Commissary). You Can Lose All Good Time Credit, Earned Time Credit, RDAP, and Possibly Get a New Charge.

Is your client a Veteran?

Alternatives to Prosecution and Incarceration for Justice-Involved Veterans

If possible, connect your client with a facility that caters to veterans.

Catholic University Law Review; “Dog Training Programs support inmate rehabilitation.”

Other Military prisons with service dog training programs

  • NAVCONBRIG Miramar (aka Joint Regional Correctional Facility Southwest)
  • NW Joint Regional Correctional Facility Ft. Lewis Washington
  • Military Prison at Fort Leavenworth
  • Once their training is complete, these dogs are placed with veterans in the community who have:

If You Suspect You’re The Target of a Federal Investigation | Wherever You Are In The Process – There Are Still Things We Can Do

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WHEN TO MAKE YOUR PLACEMENT REQUEST, LEARN HOW.

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FEDERAL PRISON: SENTENCING AND PLACEMENT 

This video covers a simple 3-step process when making a specific BOP placement request. I hope this is self-explanatory; if not, give me a call.

THE PROCESS

PREPARATION – TRICK QUESTIONS.

  • MAKING THE PLACEMENT REQUEST  – WHEN IS IT BEST?
  • WHAT PROMPTED YOUR JUDGE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU?
  • DO YOU BELIEVE IN GUARANTEES REGARDING YOUR SENTENCE OR PLACEMENT?

RIGHT BEFORE THE JUDGE TELLS YOU, YOUR SENTENCE IS WHEN…

 1st) YOUR ATTORNEY REQUESTS,

 2nd) YOUR LAWYER THEN REQUESTS ‘1’ PRISON WHILE

  • PROVIDING THE COURT AN EXAMPLE PLACEMENT PACKET – (Example) FPC Alderson, which addresses your Program Needs.
    • YOU SUGGEST A DATE, PREFERRING SOME TIME BETWEEN THE 14th – 21st OF THE MONTH.
    • SHOULD THE JUDGE AGREE WHILE REVIEWING YOUR PACKET, GREAT!

3rd) REQUEST A SURRENDER DATE TO BE IN THE 3rd WEEK (or BETWEEN THE 14th – 21st) OF THE MONTH.

  • WHY? THIS WOULD ALLOW 2 COMMISSARY SHOPPING DAYS CLOSER TOGETHER TO PURCHASE SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, TOOTHPASTE AND BRUSH, etc.

4th) YOUR LAWYER ASKS THE COURT TO REQUEST 

  • COULD  THE BOP NOTIFY THE COURT IN WRITING SHOULD THEY NOT BE ABLE TO GRANT THIS PLACEMENT REQUEST.

5th) Resources To Help You Choose The Best Facility That Meets Your Needs

    1. Based on BOP Programs and Incentives [Example: PPRSUS_Otisville]
    2. Based on Research From The Corrections Information Council (CIC) [Example: PPRSUS_Otisville FCI – CIC]

 

THE FINAL DECISION FOR EVERYTHING NOW RESIDES WITH THE BOP – BUT YOU AND YOUR LEGAL TEAM HAVE DONE YOUR BEST!

The BOP Makes The Final Determination Based On.

  • Bed availability, 
  • Faith-based needs,
  • Security designation,
  • Programmatic (FSA) needs,
  • Mental and medical health needs,
  • Recommendations of the sentencing court (They do make a conscious effort (75%) to do this),
  • Other security concerns of the Bureau of Prisons,
  • Placing the inmate in a facility as close as practicable to their primary residence, and to the extent practicable, within 500 driving miles of that residence.

 

RESTITUTION REQUIREMENTS, THERE MAY BE OPTIONS THAT STILL ALLOW YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR FAMILY AS YOU REENTER SOCIETY

THE COURTS ORDER REGARDING YOUR FINANCIAL PENALTY: Verify that the Judge “Checks the ▢ Box” that reads, “No Interest.”

This video covers making a placement request from another perspective.

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to discuss your current issue or that of a loved one,  Dr. Marc Blatstein

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No Matter Where You are in The Process | There Are Always Things We Can Do

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