Well, today I am going to talk a little bit about my personal reentry experience. I had my program review (team) last Thursday. As of today, I’ve been down just shy of 111 months. My release date as of now is November 2020, but will change to around August 2020 when the good time bill takes effect.
Continue reading “My Halfway House Situation”Is Supervised Release Running on Fumes?
There have been several high profile, compelling cases in recent days.
The first, going up for oral argument now, is United States v Haymond. Haymond, on supervised release for a porn offense was violated for having more child porn in his internet cache. Because the evidence was insufficient to convict him, it was treated as a violation instead and he was sentenced to five years. Without the commission of another porn offense, it would’ve been a maximum of two years. Now, the court is hearing oral arguments that this scheme denies a releasee due process and violates Booker.
Continue reading “Is Supervised Release Running on Fumes?”Starting Over: Reentry Tips from a Sex Offender
Richard was released from federal prison earlier in the year. I had a chance to speak with him and ask some questions on what all is required to successfully reintegrate back into society. Below is an excerpt of my interview. Please note that it has been edited for length and clarity. Continue reading “Starting Over: Reentry Tips from a Sex Offender”
Helping Our Veterans
Every year, sadly, thousands of veterans are placed through the criminal justice system. Most of their problems may not even be there own, but rather based on issued that stem from their service. I am going to take a break and go personal for a minute. I had a friend named Justin. When I was in elementary school, Justin was two years younger than me, but in my brother’s fourth grade class. He had moved off and when I was a senior in high school, he came back to my town and we actually became really good friends. Continue reading “Helping Our Veterans”