Jerry Morey

Residential Drug Abuse Program is realistically the only avenue a federal inmate has for a potential sentence reduction other than good time credit.  If you qualify for the RDAP Program you could get up to a 12 month reduction in your sentence and up to a 6 month community custody (halfway house) designation.  The BOP doesn't just hand sentence reductions out like candy.  There are a lot of conditions that you will have to meet to qualify for the RDAP Program, with the main condition being that you must have documentation in your PSI Report history of past drug (including pharmaceutical medications) or alcohol abuse within one year prior to incarceration.  Documentation can be prior arrests, medical records or clinical assessments. You also can not have a serious mental disorder or any history of violence or a sexual offense. Please call or e mail us with any questions.

• ·         (Pharmaceutical medications) or alcohol abuse within one year prior to incarceration that can be documented but didn't get included in your PSI Report (for whatever reason), you need to call us immediately!  In this situation the time frame, after you arrive at prison or prison camp, to file the proper documentation to be considered for the RDAP Program is very short.
• ·         (Cooperating with the Government) Sentence Reductions - Only the Government can file the Rule 35 Motion. 
• ·         This is a request for an early release under certain limited circumstances that must be made to the BOP after you are already serving time in prison or a prison camp.  The circumstances include: (1) terminal illness, (2) debilitating physical conditions that prevent inmate self-care, and (3) death or incapacitation of the only family member able to care for a minor child.  If you fall under one of these categories make a request to your prison's Team Counselor.  Only the BOP can grant a Compassionate Release.
• ·         If you've hired a reputable, experienced criminal attorney he/she should have gotten any placement issues you may have inserted into your PSI Report.  Although most are, not every attorney is reputable or experienced.  If you have questions about what possibly could affect your placement location, or if you need help with this issue, call us.  The BOP has final say on any and all prison placements.  It's the policy of the BOP to place individuals in the least restrictive facility, for which he/she qualifies for, which is within 500 miles of their release residence.