FPD efforts advocating for criminal justice reform in the new administration.
The FPD Guidelines Committee and the Legislative Committee have submitted to the Biden Administration a number of suggestions for immediate actions in his first 100 days.
Biden Administration Day One Actions: A list of day-one actions to take to address mass incarceration: 1) Avoid mandatory minimum sentences; 2) Suspend the machinery of death; 3) End mass immigration prosecutions; 4) Protect incarcerated people from COVID-19; 5) Reverse litigation positions that fuel mass incarceration; 6) End unnecessary pretrial detention.
Priority # 1: Immediately Reinstate and Expand Smart on Crime Charging Policies: Encourages Biden not to wait for legislation to make good on his promise to end mandatory minimums.
Federal Bail Priorities for the Biden-Harris Administration: Executive Branch Policies: Developed by Alison Siegler at U. Chi., a list of policies to immediately reduce pretrial incarceration.
Post-conviction Litigation in Non-Capital Cases: Developed by a national team of post-conviction lawyers, this memo explains litigation positions DOJ can immediately take to facilitate just outcomes in post-conviction litigation.
Reversing Litigation Positions that Fuel Mass Incarceration, Dec. 22, 2020: Identifies specific litigation positions related to the First Step Act that the administration could immediately shift.
Categories of Individuals for whom BOP should move for a Reduction-in-Sentence (Compassionate Release), Dec. 17, 2020: Developed in response to a specific query from the transition team, this list proposes categories of people for whom BOP could quickly move for compassionate release.
First 100 Days: Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis in Federal Detention, Jan. 7, 2020. A series of policies that could help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Federal Prisons.
How the BOP Can Reduce Unnecessary Incarceration through Administrative Action: Drafted by our BOP team in D. Oregon, this memo lays out existing BOP authorities, BOP’s failure to implement them properly, and proposals for how to improve.