WHEN YOUR CASE REQUIRES MORE THAN ORDINARY PRISON CONSULTING
Specialized guidance for clients and their attorneys in sensitive, high-profile, and complex federal cases.
You may not have heard of me because I don’t try to be everything to everyone. I work with defendants, families, and defense attorneys facing sensitive, high-profile, and complex federal prison cases that require specialized experience and practical insight.
Attorneys understand the law. My role is to address the prison issues that arise before sentencing and continue long after it. That includes preparing clients with sensitive offenses to enter prison safely, identifying PSR language that could affect designation, understanding SOMP and sex offender treatment issues, and addressing protective custody concerns before they become real problems.
Not every federal prison case requires specialized consulting. But when the stakes are unusually high, ordinary prison consulting isn’t enough.
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How I Help
Prison Strategy for Sensitive and High-Profile Cases
Preparing for federal prison involves dozens of decisions that can affect a client’s safety and daily life. I help clients and defense attorneys evaluate protective custody options, review PSR language for potential prison implications, understand SOMP and sex offender treatment requirements, prepare for designation, and develop a plan for entering federal prison safely and with realistic expectations.
Family Guidance and Crisis Planning
Families often face the same uncertainty as the defendant. I help families understand what to expect before sentencing, during incarceration, and after release, including preparing for designation, responding to prison emergencies, and separating fact from rumor during one of the most stressful periods of their lives.
Reentry and Supervised-Release Strategy
Release from prison is the beginning of a new phase, not the end of the process. I help clients pursue early termination of supervised release, understand and comply with release conditions, address registration-related concerns, overcome housing and employment obstacles, and develop practical strategies for long-term success after federal custody.
Federal Post-Conviction Consulting
Federal post-conviction work often requires more than filing motions. I assist clients and attorneys with case organization, issue identification, legal research support, and strategic preparation for post-conviction litigation. My role is to help ensure that important issues are identified, organized, and presented as effectively as possible.
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In-Depth Insights
Practical analysis on federal custody, sentencing, post-conviction trends, and supervised-release issues, written for defendants, families, and attorneys who want clear, accurate information.
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News for April 27, 2026: Challenges to Denial of FSA Credits, Compassionate Release on Third Try, Guilty Plea Withdrawal Hearings Required, and Suppression When Traffic Stops Turn Into Criminal Investigations
This week covers several issues: a court was forced to reconsider how the BOP calculates First Step Act credits now that it no longer gets automatic deference, a terminally ill prisoner was denied compassionate release twice before finally getting relief, a court held that withdrawing a guilty plea may require an evidentiary hearing instead of…
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News for April 19, 2026: Non-Testifying Witness Statements Cannot Be Used at Trial, Courts Wrongly Imposing Harsh Sentences, Someone Else’s Criminal History Could Offer Reasonable Doubt
This week’s Corrlinks federal prison newsletter covers several issues: a court wrongly increased a sentence based on the defendant’s status as a cop, a court wrongly prevented the defense from using another person’s criminal history to show someone else possessed the drugs, and a court allowed testimonial hearsay to come in through an expert witness…
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News for April 11, 2026: Compassionate Release for Sentencing Disparities and “Only Available Caregiver” Applies More Broadly
FAVORABLE POST-CONVICTION CASES FOR WEEK OF APRIL 11, 2026 This week’s newsletter covers some common compassionate release issue: sentencing disparities that develop over time, especially when co-defendants get relief through cooperation, plea deals, or changes in the law, and how courts are applying the “only available caregiver” standard in compassionate release cases, making clear it…
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News for April 5, 2026: Career Offender Oversights, Mailbox Rule Failures, § 2255 Discovery Standards, and Appeal Waivers Still Don’t Bar Appeals
This week covers some issues that come up all the time in post-conviction cases: when counsel misses a clearly developing challenge to a career offender enhancement, why the mailbox rule only works if you follow it exactly, how to properly obtain discovery in a § 2255 case, and a reminder that an appeal waiver does…
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The Reason Elizabeth Holmes’ Sentence Reduction Was So Small: The Deterrence Myth
Elizabeth Holmes was eligible under a change in law to get 27 months off her sentence. Her sentence was reduced by only one year. Why? Because the court fell back on an erroneous myth: longer sentences deter crime. Studies prove over and over this is false. The law here was straightforward. A retroactive Sentencing Guidelines…
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Why the PSR Matters More Than Ever Under a New BOP Policy
No longer is the PSR only for determining the overall sentence in court. The Bureau of Prisons has adopted a new policy that changes how it evaluates offense conduct. Instead of relying primarily on the statute of conviction, the BOP now looks to the underlying conduct described in the PSR to make decisions that affect…
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News for March 27, 2026: No Tolling of Supervised Release, Compassionate Release Exhaustion Update, and BOP Refusing to Update Law Libraries
Not much this week with favorable cases, but this Supreme Court decision could affect some of people serving sentences for supervised release violations. There is also an update on compassionate release developments. Rico v. United States, 2026 U.S. LEXIS 1490 (U.S. Mar. 25, 2026) Conduct After Supervised Release Expires Cannot Be Charged as a Violation…
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News for March 22, 2026: Compassionate Release, Bad Searches, and Bad Advice About Deportation Risk
Here are some recent favorable (and useful) cases from the courts: United States v. Frick, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54160 (W.D. Wash. Mar. 16, 2026) Compassionate Release Granted Where BOP Could Not Provide Necessary Medical Care The district court granted compassionate release after finding that the Bureau of Prisons was unable to provide the specialized,…
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News for March 19, 2026: Courts Can’t Rely on Unverified Facts in Presentence Report
Court Relies on Disputed PSR Allegations Without Evidence or Ruling, Sentence Vacated United States v. Sam, 2026 U.S. App. LEXIS 7691 (8th Cir. Mar. 17, 2026) The Eighth Circuit vacated a 240-month sentence after finding that the district court relied on disputed, unproven allegations in the Presentence Report while completely bypassing the required process for…