The BOP Horror Show & What We Can Do About It
It’s not even October yet, but this episode feels tailor made for Halloween. It’s no secret that the BOP is deeply dysfunctional, dangerous, and dehumanizing. And the stories of deprivation and death inside the walls of the BOP abound. But lawyers are not telling these stories enough at sentencing, and as a result, Judges often…
The First Step Act (with Walt Pavlo)
The FSA is meant to give non-violent offenders a chance to significantly reduce their term of incarceration through programming and good conduct. But, the BOP is proving to be unwilling or unable to properly implement the law. Helping us get set for sentencing this week is Walt Pavlo, founder of prisonology.com and frequent contributor to…