Find out whether FSA credits apply
Start with the official disqualifying offense list and your own BOP worksheet. This site does not make an eligibility determination.
BOP eligibility list ↗Before sentencing · after sentencing · preparing for reentry
Explore an assumed federal sentence before sentencing, or enter dates you already know. If FSA time credits apply, see how credits may build and when prerelease placement might become possible.
Explore the calculator ↗01 / THE WORKSHEET
See a conditional date for home confinement and an estimated custodial finish. Compare an assumed or imposed term with an FSA estimate when eligibility is known or explicitly assumed.
02 / BEYOND THE DATE
A starting point for the questions people face before and after federal prison.
Start with the official disqualifying offense list and your own BOP worksheet. This site does not make an eligibility determination.
BOP eligibility list ↗An RRC transfer can happen before a later period at home. FSA and traditional SCA rules are distinct; BOP’s conditional transition date is the case-specific reference.
How BOP describes combined dates ↗Explore a growing hub for FSA guidance, work, and counseling. Read the first journal; prayer and faith support can be added when ready.
Explore resource hub ↗For an FSA-eligible person assumed to remain in earning status, each completed 30-day period adds 10 days of credits. A qualifying low or minimum risk status over two consecutive assessments can raise that to 15. The FTC-only date is a conditional planning estimate; it is not an approved prison exit, RRC, or home-confinement date.
The traditional SCA home-confinement window uses the shorter of 10% of the imposed sentence or six months. For exact whole-month tenths, 30 months becomes three calendar months; other fractions use rounded days. The SCA date is measured backward from the release baseline and is never silently shortened to the BOP arrival date. If it falls before that arrival date, the worksheet flags the inputs for review. The combined planning illustration subtracts the SCA window from a threshold based on completed earning periods. BOP conditional placement dates may use projected future credits, so this illustration can be later than an actual move to an RRC or home. Credits may not yet have posted at the illustrated home date; BOP placement is a separate decision. This is one cautious scenario, not an earliest date or a worst-case limit. The custodial finish uses GCT and prior custody credit but does not predict FSA credits applied to early supervised release. Actual BOP calculations and placement decisions may differ. This site is educational and does not provide legal advice.
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Preview a sample explanation with fictional inputs. It shows the sentence baseline, FSA assumptions, a possible home planning date, and questions to verify with BOP records.
The personalized downloadable report is still in development. No payment or order is available here. The free calculator and journal remain available.
See the sections and level of detail before deciding whether this would be useful. The sample is educational and does not represent an actual person or BOP determination.
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The calculator gives a conditional planning scenario. BOP records and its individualized placement decision control the actual date. Ask your case manager for the conditional community or home-confinement date and whether placement has been approved.
GCT may shorten an eligible sentence longer than one year. This site gives a simple estimate; compare it with the BOP projected release date on your sentence computation.
Eligible people can earn credits through qualifying participation. The rate and ability to apply them depend on BOP assessments and records. The worksheet shows an assumption for each complete 30-day period.
Some people move through a residential reentry center; others may be considered for direct home placement. The site cannot decide the route or guarantee either placement.
Bring your sentence computation, time-credit information, and questions about eligibility, posted credits, risk assessments, projected release, and conditional placement. BOP FSA FAQ ↗
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