NACDL Practice Advisory: First Step Act Earned Time Credit String Cites

The First Step Act created a powerful tool for reducing prison time and recidivism risk with its earned time credits (ETC) system. But because the BOP’s implementation of ETCs has been slow and uneven, people have been forced to bring habeas petitions, often pro se, against the BOP.  This resource collects favorable case law regarding a variety of common ETC issues into string cites for use in such petitions. If you have feedback, please contact Trevor Parkes, the Counsel & Project Director of NACDL’s First Step Act Resource Center, at tparkes@nacdl.org.