Jon Gustin Interview: First Step Act, Halfway House, Home Confinement, Release Plans

Our weekly webinar featured Jon Gustin, who recently retired as Administrator of the Residential Reentry Management Branch, overseeing all halfway houses and home confinement programs across the country.
During our one-hour webinar, Jon and I covered:
Who determines placement in the halfway house?
Can the warden approve a compassionate release?
Is it possible to bypass the halfway house and go straight to home confinement?
Who will access qualifications for placement in the halfway house?
Discussion on how earned time credits applies to people in the halfway house.
Does the first team meeting count as the first assessment towards earned time credits?
The value of a release plan before, during and after federal prison.
Why is the probation report so important?
How to respond to staff in a respectful manner.
and more!
Our team is thankful to Jon for sharing his expertise through our non profit Prison Professors. Our nonprofit helps people going through the system understand the importance of advocacy.
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We use that access to advocate for positive changes,
We create data showing the value that comes with the expanded use of incentives, and
We publish that data to persuade stakeholders on the need for more opportunities for people to earn higher levels of liberty at the soonest possible time.
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[@k.morganlindau8609]

Thank you for this excellent and insightful interview.

[@WhiteCollarAdviceOfficial]

You are welcome. Good to hear from you. Justin

[@kellyelce4997]

How does a person in a fed detention center get tattoos when in prison or camp? Is it allowed for them to get tattoos?

[@Nicolas_Frank04]

How many days can I expect to do on a 1 year sentence?

[@Theferg1]

Thank you SO MUCH Justin and Jon!!! This info is golden!! I recently learned about your channel, white-collar, criminals, and blown away!! a good friend of mine is in federal prison and has been in there for conspiracy to sell cocaine. He has recently submitted to the halfway house, but they told his case manager they do not have enough bed space so now it’s looking like he’s going to have to stay in prison instead of getting his 21 months that he has received? Would you guys have any recommendations? Again thank you for everything you do. It’s definitely much appreciated.!! 💯👍

[@ericadeluca4860]

I’ll😮

[@King-TY]

Can a inmate home detention date move up with first step act credits?