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?
Yesterday Has Passed, Prepare For Your Tomorrow – Today
PREPARATION – WITH EVEN A GREAT ATTORNEY THEY CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH
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- COUNSEL DEPENDS ON YOU TO BE 100% TRUTHFUL; THAT SOUNDS EASY – BUT NOT SO MUCH
- PREPARING FOR YOUR PRESENTENCE INTERVIEW SHOULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE, NO MATTER THE LENGTH OF YOUR EXPECTED SENTENCE
- 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
- PREPARATION FOR AND UNDERSTANDING YOUR
- PATTERN SCORE,
- SPARC-13
- GOOD TIME CREDITS,
- FIRST STEP ACT
- EARNED TIME CREDITS, ETC
- FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM (FRP)
- CRIMINOGENIC RISK FACTORS
- RDAP ELIGIBLE
- SECOND CHANCE ACT
- COMPASSIONATE RELEASE
- DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE OR MEDICAL CONDITION, DIFFICULT BUT POSSIBLE
- 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
- IF COMPREHENSIVE, IT INCLUDES,
- 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 YOU ENTER PRISON – WHAT DO YOU DO?
- WITH PREPARATION, YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT STARTING DAY 1
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- THE BEST TIMES TO ARRIVE IF SELF-SURRENDERING
- YOU SURRENDERED WITH THE FOLLOWING…
- IF THEY PUT YOU INTO AN ISOLATION CELL, IT WASN’T A SURPRISE AS YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN A HEADS-UP EXPLANATION WITH OPTIONS, WHICH ARE…
- THERE MAY BE FORMS – BUT YOU’RE READY
- FOR MOST THINGS GOING FORWARD, YOU HAVE BEEN PREPPED ON,
- WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO ACT
- DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION
- FOLLOWING EVERYTHING WE HAVE REVIEWED, THERE IS A PLAN TO WORK TOWARD EARLY RELEASE
- DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION LIKELY WILL FOLLOW, BUT THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN CONTROL HOW YOU REACT IS YOU.
HOW YOU CAN WORK OR EARN YOUR WAY TOWARD FREEDOM – USING ELIZABETH HOLMES SENTENCE 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 CREDIT, AND POSSIBLY GET A NEW CHARGE.
Is your client a Veteran?
If possible, connect your client with a facility that caters to veterans.
- FCI Morgantown started a Veterans to Veterans Service Dog Training Program in 2011.
- These military veterans are housed in a special wing and
- Are responsible for training service guide dogs
- For other veterans with mobility impairments and
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD).
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:
- PTSD
- Mobility impairments
- Contribute to other military service missions.
- These programs are run by K9 Companions For Independence.
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