BOP’s Newly Revised RDAP Program Rules Make Experienced Prison Consultants Indispensable

Feb. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- The BOP's 500-hour Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) is the only corrections-based Program in which BOP inmates can participate and receive up to 1 year time off (‘early release') of their sentences and 6 months of RRC (halfway house) placement .  See 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e).  In March of 2009 the RDAP Program rules were revised and the BOP added significant hurdles to an already overly prescribed and burdened Program.  In general, the Program’s early release benefits are now ‘tiered’ and the maximum early release benefits (12 months) are now only eligible to individuals with sentences of 37 months or greater.  The Program’s tiered system now provides as little as six months early release benefits for certain shorter lengths of sentences.  Compounding matters, there are long waiting lists at many institutions and RDAP is now essentially unavailable for individuals with less than 24 month remaining on their sentences at the time the opportunity to participate does arise.  To further compound matters, institutions in many judicial circuits make ineligible for early release benefits inmates who may have received certain 'enhancements’.  The mere judicial recommendation for RDAP does not within itself mean that the actual benefit of a sentence reduction will be realized.  It will take coordinated effort and the obtaining and dissemination of real time information to maximize opportunities.  Now more than ever there is a need to supplement criminal defense teams with knowledgeable and experienced prison consultants who are familiar with the system and how to navigatate its many intricacies.

Although ISA is not a law firm, all of ISA’s consultants have either earned a law degree (J.D.), a Master of Laws Degree (LLM), and/or a MBA or have held corporate leadership positions with billion-dollar responsibilities and budgets. They received their educational training from such highly reputable institutions as Cornell University, Wharton Business School, Washington University, Virginia Tech, and Creighton University and, have provided testimony before US Congress on issues involving the criminal justice system.

ISA White Collar Prison Consultants is also unique as two members of their executive team have first-hand experience in navigating the waters of the federal prison system. Mr. Fred Mosely and Mr. Charles Polk both have served time in prison for white-collar offenses. “Our legal educations and preeminent business backgrounds, familiarity with the correctional system (inside and out), network of alliances, knowledge of the ‘players’, and our strategic Washington DC office location make ISA the logical, value added member of any white collar criminal defense team,” said Mr. Polk.

ISA White Collar Prison Consultants is a Washington DC based boutique practice group of premier prison, sentencing and business consultants. ISA specializes in providing non-legal information, options, answers and solutions allowing white collar clients, families and their attorneys to maximize their chances for the most successful resolution of their issues. ISA authors a series of informative articles entitled ‘What Prison Consultants Can Do For You’ that can be found on their wesite www.isawhitecollarprisonconsultants.com .

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About ISA White Collar Prison Consultants: ISA White Collar Prison Consultants is a Washington DC based boutique practice group of premier prison, sentencing and business consultants. ISA specializes in providing non-legal information, options, answers and solutions allowing white collar clients, families and their attorneys to maximize their chances for the most successful resolution of their issues. ISA authors a series of informative articles entitled ‘What Prison Consultants Can Do For You’ that can be found on their wesite www.isawhitecollarprisonconsultants.com .