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: Sentencing Law and Policy

"Time Off For Bad Behavior"

By Douglas A. Berman

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Forbes magazine has this notable new piece highlighting one of the few programs in the federal criminal justice system that lets offenders earn a reduction in their sentencing terms. This sub-heading from the article reveals why Forbes is covering this story: " White-collar offenders can get a year off their terms for doing rehab. Funny how many of them suddenly discover substance abuse problems." Here are snippets from the the piece: [Sam] Waksal is just one of many white-collar inmates who have discovered the Bureau of Prison's Residential Drug Abuse Program. Treatment for federal inmates who abuse drugs (that word defined to include ethyl alcohol) has been around since 1919. But inmates weren't clamoring for rehab programs until Congress passed a law in 1994 offering up to 12 months off a sentence for nonviolent offenders who complete a counseling program...continue to full post

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

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