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The Bureau of Prisons amended its First Step Act Time Credits regulation to clarify inmate eligibility and earning requirements, effective September 30, 2026.
The Bureau of Prisons amended its First Step Act Time Credits regulation to clarify inmate eligibility and earning requirements, effective September 30, 2026. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/prisons-bureau/#s-2026-08-31
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The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) amends its First Step Act (FSA) Time Credits regulation to accord with the best reading of the FSA and to conform with recent case law trends. The first change clarifies when an inmate can begin to earn time credits, and the second change clarifies time credits eligibility for inmates serving a term of imprisonment imposed in a foreign country.
- ○Takes effect in 26 days
91 FR 55740FR Doc. 2026-17752official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗