# Prisons Bureau

1 document across 1 day of the archive, 1 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below.

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## Dates this agency has set that have not yet arrived

| Date | Offset | What | Document | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | +26d | Takes effect | [First Step Act Time Credits-Revisions](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17752/first-step-act-time-credits-revisions) | Justice Department · Prisons Bureau |

## 31 August 2026 — 1 document

[the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-31.md)

> 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

*Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.*

### First Step Act Time Credits-Revisions

*Rule* — Justice Department · Prisons Bureau

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** 30 September 2026 (in 26 days)

91 FR 55740 · FR Doc. 2026-17752 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17752.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17752/first-step-act-time-credits-revisions)

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