The mandatory minimum for a felony gun possession is five years. Everyone that has been incarcerated knows 100% that they cannot be within 500 feet of an empty shell casing, much less with gun that belongs to someone else.
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Read moreAlmost certainly not. California's Proposition 57 was designed to provide parole consideration for nonviolent offenders and to allow CDCR to award additional credits for rehabilitation and programming. The keyword is nonviolent. Prop 57 specifically excludes people with violent convictions or enhancements, and gang enhancements in California are treated as serious sentence aggravators that effectively remove someone from the nonviolent category for purposes of this kind of relief. A felon in possession of a firearm charge, combined with a gang
Read moreYes, failure to register is a serious criminal offense on its own, and prison is absolutely a possible outcome. In most states, failure to register as a sex offender is charged as a felony, which carries the same weight as any other felony conviction. The severity of the charge and the sentence range depend on the state and whether it is a first failure or a repeated violation. The situation becomes significantly more complicated when the person is already
Read moreSelection for work release at Cobb County is not automatic and it is not something an inmate applies for in a formal sense. It is something they earn through consistent behavior that the staff and counselors observe over time. The baseline requirements are a clean disciplinary record, demonstrated engagement with programming, and visible effort toward preparation for reentry. An inmate who has write-ups, who avoids programming, or who keeps to themselves in a way that gives staff nothing positive
Read moreHe could have been paroled to a halfway house. Finding him is not going to be easy. We would recommend calling the facility again and asking for a little more information, a phone number or a mailing address of the halfway house.
Read moreGood time in California is calculated and applied at the start of the sentence, already baked into the first projected release date the inmate sees. It is not something that accumulates over time through behavior. The system grants a set amount of good time credit upfront, and the inmate can only lose it by picking up disciplinary infractions. They cannot earn more than what was granted at the beginning. For most serious and violent offenses in California, inmates are
Read moreWe estimate 2-3 business days. You have to account for possible delays once it gets there, but generally it is VERY reliable.
Read moreThis is the kind of situation where appellate and post-conviction options need to be explored thoroughly, and they should be with the help of a qualified attorney who handles this area of law. On challenging the conviction itself: if there were errors during the trial, whether in how evidence was admitted, how the jury was instructed, how witnesses were used, or how the prosecution handled the case, those errors can form the basis of a direct appeal. A direct
Read moreYes, jails do restrict calls, and new arrivals often go through an intake or orientation period before phone access is activated. That window is usually about a week, but at some facilities, it can extend longer depending on how backed up the intake process is or whether any holds or classifications are pending on the case. Two weeks with no contact at all is on the longer end and worth following up on directly. Call the facility and ask
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