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Many prisoners file for compassionate release on their own. One Maryland case shows how a motion can fail when a key point goes unaddressed.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
In 2021, the Tenth Circuit ruled in U.S. v. Maumau that judges could decide what counts as extraordinary and compelling. Here is what has changed since.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A federal judge granted compassionate release to John Paul Dewey, 50, who had served 154 months of a 224-month drug sentence at FCI Lompoc.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A federal judge granted compassionate release to Angela Dawn Jones in 2021, citing her rehabilitation and a coerced 30-year plea deal for a drug crime.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
In 2021, a federal judge granted compassionate release to a man with asthma and obesity whose partner needed help caring for their autistic son.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A judge released Albert Parish, 63, from a fraud sentence. His heart, kidney and other illnesses made it unlikely he would survive to his release date.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A federal judge granted compassionate release to a 67-year-old man with COPD and other illnesses who stayed sober and kept a clean record in prison.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A federal judge released Eric Scully, a 36-year-old cancer survivor with asthma, from FCI Lompoc during COVID-19. Here is why the court said yes.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
In 2021, a federal judge granted compassionate release to a man whose health problems went untreated in BOP custody during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
In 2021, a federal judge granted compassionate release to a 56-year-old man with HIV who was serving a 600-month drug sentence.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
Can diabetes support compassionate release? A federal judge released James Scampitilla, who had type 2 diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
Yes, people convicted of sex offenses can get federal compassionate release. Here is one 2020 case where a judge granted it, and what courts weigh.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A judge released a man with a liver-kidney transplant from FCI Butner, finding the prison struggled to contain COVID-19 and to care for him when he was sick.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
In 2021, a federal judge in Indiana cut a man’s 151-month drug sentence to time served because his Parkinson’s disease had reached Stage 3.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A federal judge granted immediate release to a man with a terminal illness after the Bureau of Prisons itself asked the court to let him go home.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A New York federal court released a man after 150 months of a 188-month cocaine sentence, citing his RDAP, classes, family ties and COVID-19 concerns.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
A federal judge in Ohio granted compassionate release to Curtis Mack, citing his lung condition, his rehabilitation in prison and his family support.
Outcomes vary. A past result does not predict or guarantee the outcome of any other case.
Thinking of filing for compassionate release on your own? A real motion shows how emotion and weak arguments can sink a request.
Anyone in federal prison can ask for compassionate release. Learn what “extraordinary and compelling” means and how the warden request works.
Rehabilitation alone is not enough for compassionate release, but it can count with other reasons. Here is how it fits and how to start a request.
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