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New BOP regulation on halfway houses

By Douglas A. Berman

The FAMM website has this interesting item about some new regs coming from the federal Bureau of Prisons.  Here are excerpts:The Second Chance Act, signed into law by President Bush on April 9, 2008 increased the maximum amount of time a federal prisoner can be considered for placement in a halfway house from 6 months to 12 months.  The Act required the BOP to issue new regulations implementing this new rule within 90 days of April 9.  On October 21, 2008, the BOP issued an ?interim rule with request for comments? that changes 28 C.F.R. §§ 570.20, 570.21, 570.22.  A copy of the rule is available online at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-24928.htm.... Federal law provides for exceptions to this notice and comment process...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 22, 2008 (boomark / email).