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Our minimum retainer is $2,500.00 just for us to accept and review your case. Our consulting services are then added (see below) and increase the retainer at minimum by an additional $1,000.00 per service. This, of course, depends on the complexity of the case. Federal Prison Experts and Federal Prison Staff Attorneys may have a separate retainer agreement for their services, but work in conjunction with our services. Case fees are set at a fixed fee based on this Retainer Policy. Fees are not refundable. If we go over the amount of hours and you are on a fixed billing you are not charged any additional fees, as well as if we complete our work in less hours, you are not due any return of fees. Our fees are based at $400.00 per hour for all services. Normally our retainer includes a team of staff assigned to your case. There are some limited reduced fee services not listed below that can be performed at our hourly rate. You can speak to Mr. Joe Gunja, our Executive Director about these and all of our services directly. He can be reached at Toll-Free1-888-5-PRISON from 10 AM to 10 PM, Eastern Time, Monday through Saturday.

Requested Documents:

Almost always we will need the following documents in order for us to access your case and to retain our services:

1. Plea Agreement

2. PSR - Pre-Sentence Investigation Report

3. J&C - Judgment in a Criminal Case

Listed are some of the services available:

500 Hour RDAP Program Strategic Consulting

RDAP/DAP Psychological Assessment Report

Sexual Offender Consulting

Sentencing Mitigation/Alternative Sentencing Report

CIMS/Celebrity/Law Enforcement Consulting

Travel Day Rate plus Expenses

Expert Witness Day Rate Plus Expenses

Religious Placement Needs Consulting

Judicial Recommendation Requests

Public Works & Community Service Project Requests

Plea Agreement Review & Recommendations

Pre-Sentence Investigation Review

Designation or Redesignation Issues

Institutional Transfer Request

Medical Transfer Request

RRC/Release Re-Entry Center/Halfway House

Home Confinement Request

Elderly Offender Release Program Request

Compassionate Release Request

Mothers & Infants Together (MINT) Program Request

International Treaty Transfer Request

Commutation of Sentence Petition

Pardon Petition

Parole or Probation Release Petition

Furlough Request

Administrative Remedy Program Filing

PSF - Public Safety Factor Review

Management Variable Requests

Good Time Credit Issues

Our Rate Per Hour - $400.00

500 Hour Residential Drug (Substance) Abuse Program 
BOP Program Statement 5330 

Eligible candidates who graduate from this 9 month program will receive up to a 1 year sentence reduction and a 6 month recommendation for RRC - Release Re-Entry Center Placement, more commonly referred to as Half-Way House. You must have a history of drug (substance) abuse or dependence within one (1) year prior to your arrest, which includes legal and/or illegal drugs, prescribed or not, and/or alcohol abuse. If you told the truth when your PSR was being prepared by the U.S. Probation Department, it should be listed under the Substance Abuse Section. Many times this is not the case because either your attorney advised you not to disclose this information or you were afraid to tell the U.S. Probation Officer assigned to prepare your PSR for fear of getting another charge. This is where we can assist you in meeting the eligibility requirements for this program. Inmates can apply for the RDAP program at any time, but are generally not interviewed until they are within 42 to 36 months of release. Many inmates are usually within 26 to 28 months of release when they enter the program. There are other qualifiers related to the current offence, such as past criminal history, detainers and institutional conduct that need to be cleared to be early released eligible. FPC can help evaluate this determination. We have a former BOP acting Chief Psychologist and RDAP Coordinator on staff to assist with this process.

Sentencing/Alternative Sentencing Report 

On January 12, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines to be discretionary or advisory rather than mandatory. This allows a multitude of personal and offensive characteristics that can be considered by the courts when imposing a sentence. For instance, a federal defendant may be eligible for a downward departure, if convicted, for family circumstances, age, disability, medical and/or mental health, disabilities and other potential areas that are assessed. This report is made available to the U.S. Sentencing Judge, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and criminal defense attorneys.

Expert Witness & Travel Day Rates

Our Expert Witness and our Day Travel rates are based at a $2,500.00 retainer plus $1000.00 each day for up to five (5) hours of time per day. Additional fees are charged for additional hours and assessed by our Managing Director. All travel and expenses are paid as well.


Judicial Recommendations 
BOP Program Statement 5070 

The Judgment in a Criminal Case communicates the sentence imposed and any court recommendations regarding a specific institution or specialized program(s). The amended judgment in a criminal case reflects any changes to the original sentence including corrections, modifications, and resentencings. The Bureau responds in writing to a judicial recommendation for an inmate's placement in a specific institution, geographic area, or program. A response to a judicial recommendation is made only when the Bureau determines that a different designation from the judicial recommendation is appropriate or when a recommendation for program participation is not followed.


Public Works and Community Service Projects 
BOP Program Statement 5250

Public works projects are institution work assignments performed for other federal agencies either in the institution or at other federal agency work sites under the authority of Title 18 U.S.C. 4125(a) which states: "The Attorney General may make available to the heads of several departments the services of United States prisoners under terms, conditions, and rates mutually agreed upon, for constructing or repairing roads, clearing, maintaining and reforesting public lands, building levees, and constructing or repairing any other public ways or works financed wholly or in major part by funds appropriated by Congress."

Plea Agreement Consulting & Review 

Most convictions are a result of a Plea Agreement. Having the appropriate verbiage in a Plea Agreement can avoid a consecutive sentence and position a defendant for a concurrent sentence, in both Federal and/or State matters or a combination thereof. This will avoid many wasted hours on behalf of the Sentencing Court, as well as prosecutors and defense attorneys. Our consulting services are provided prior to, during, and after a Plea Agreement is completed.


Pre-Sentence Report Consulting and Review 

The information contained in the PSR will follow an inmate throughout his/her entire period of incarceration. It may limit or preclude him/her from programs and/or services that may reduce his/her sentence during incarceration, inappropriate security level placement and/or location, self-surrender, denial of special consideration or treatment during his/her incarceration, financial assessments, and educational opportunities. Consultation prior to a PSR Interview with the U.S. Probation Department is included. Additionally, review of the PSR after it has been completed by the U.S. Probation Department will allow incorrect information to be submitted and amended. 

Institutional Transfers(Nearer, Educational, Hardship under the BOP Security Designation and Custody Classification Manual) 
BOP Program Statement 5100 

After serving 18 months within your current institution with clear conduct time, you are eligible to receive a Nearer Transfer. You may also qualify for other transfers based upon certain criteria or circumstances. Medical and disciplinary transfers have different eligibility and strategy, however we handle all types of transfer situations.

RRC - Release Re-Entry Center/ Half-Way House 
BOP Program Statement 7310

Federal Inmates serving sentences of more then six (6) months are normally considered for between one (1) and twelve (12) months of RRC - Release Re-Entry Center Placement, more commonly referred to as Halfway House by your Case Manager/Unit Team when you are approximately 17 to 19 months (short) in your sentence, including your good time. Effective, April 9, 2008, The Second Chance Act of 2007 was signed into law, allowing up to a total of 12 months total placement. As of June 24, 2010, by Executive Memorandum from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Correctional Programs Administrator to all Federal (BOP) Wardens; authorization has been now given to all Federal (BOP) Wardens to provide to all eligible Federal Inmates RRC - Release Re-Entry Center Placement, more commonly referred to as Half-way House, for up to twelve (12) months of RRC Placement. It is no longer necessary for Regional Director approval for RRC Placement over six (6) months.

Home Confinement BOP/U.S. Probation Dept. 
BOP Program Statement 7320 

You are eligible to receive the last 10% of your sentence (up to 6 months) on Home Confinement whether or not you take Half-Way House/CCC Placement. You may be eligible to have more Home Confinement if you are age 65 or older and meet the qualifications for eligibility set for in the Elderly and Family Reunification Provision for Certain Nonviolent Offenders. This became law on April 9, 2008 under the Second Chance Act of 2007. You are also eligible to have Home Confinement supervised by the BOP or the U.S. Probation Department. If the U.S. Probation Department supervises your Home Confinement portion, it must be ordered as part of your sentence.

Compassionate Release 
BOP Program Statement 5050 

You may be eligible to be released to the custody of your family or have your sentence reduced based on certain exceptional and/or extraordinary circumstances, such as serious medical problems or family matters, with approval of your Warden and/or Regional Director. 


Mothers and Infants Together (MINT) Program
BOP Program Statement 5200 

This program is an alternative, residential program for minimum security women who are pregnant at the time of sentencing. Women are eligible to enter this program at a Community Correction Center (CCC) during their last months (usually two (2) months) of pregnancy. After the birth of the child the mother is allowed three (3) months with the child to form a bond with the new born. Prior to placement in the MINT Program, the mother is required to make arrangements for a custodian to care for the child during her incarceration. Following the three (3) month bonding period, the mother is returned to an institution to complete her sentence. 

Transfer of Offenders to or from Foreign Countries (Treaty Transfer)
BOP Program Statement 5140 

Eligible candidates may be considered for a Treaty Transfer to approved Treaty Countries. Citizenship of an approved Treaty Country is a requirement. FPC will complete a formal embassy or consulate request prior to submitting a formal request to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in accordance with our normal consultation procedures. Your current sentence and/or a Parole, Probation, or Supervised Release requirement, may then possibly be transferred to an approved Treaty County, which the Defendant or Inmate is of citizenship. 


Commutation of Sentence Including Fines and Restitution
BOP Program Statement 1330 

Upon petition to the U.S. Pardon Attorney or Warden, you may be eligible to have your sentence, fines, and/or restitution reduced based on certain exceptional and/or extraordinary circumstances, such as family or personal hardships, etc. 


Furloughs 
BOP Program Statement 5280 

After serving 6 months within your current institution with clear conduct or 6 months of clear conduct and 24 months or less in your sentence (short) including good time, you are eligible to receive Furloughs for a variety of reasons and time-frames. You must be eligible to receive Community Custody Status and be Camp Status. 


Parole, Probation, & Supervised Release 

These services are based on the terms and conditions of law enforced by the U.S. Probation Department, the U.S. Parole Commission, and all State Probation Departments and Parole Boards. These services are presented in part, by Custom Reports based on family support and circumstances, release planning, positive information regarding the inmate, and other professionally developed information. 


Administrative Remedy Program
BOP Program Statement 1330 

The purpose of the Administrative Remedy Program is to allow an inmate to seek formal review of an issue relating to any aspect of his/her own confinement. An inmate may not submit a request or appeal on behalf of another inmate. This program applies to all inmates in institutions operated by the Bureau of Prisons, to inmates designated to contract RRC - Release Re-Entry Centers under Bureau of Prisons responsibility, and to former inmates for issues that arose during their confinement. This program does not apply to inmates confined in other non-federal facilities.


Public Safety Factors (PSF) 
BOP Program Statement 5100 

Public Safety Factors (PSF) are not scored factors, however, they have a great bearing and can make the difference between being designated to a minimum security classification or a low or higher security classification. This can make the difference between being designated to a Federal Prison Camp or a Federal Correctional Institution. It is possible to have any PSF waived during the designation process or during any period of incarceration. A reason for this would be to reduce the security level of an inmate or to allow an inmate to participate in a Community Custody Program, such as Half-Way House. Here is a list of PSF categories: 

1. Disruptive Threat Group 
2. Greatest Severity Offense 
3. Sex Offender
4. Threat to Government Officials 
5. Deportable Alien 
6. Sentence Length 
7. Violent Behavior 
8. Serious Escape 
9. Prison Disturbance 
10. Juvenile Violence 
11. Serious Telephone Abuse


Management Variables
BOP Program Statement 5100 

Management Variables are ways the BOP uses to adjust an inmate's security level at an institution when it is determined that the used scored security level is inconsistent. It can be used to adjust higher or lower. It is possible to have a Management Variable waived during the designation process or during any period of incarceration, taking into consideration the following conditions or circumstances: 

1. Judicial Recommendations 
2. Release Residence 
3. Population Management 
4. Central Inmate Monitoring Assignment (CIMS) 
5. Medical or Psychiatric 
6. Program Participation 
7. Work Cadre 
8. Public Safely Factor (PSF) Waived 
9. Mariel Cuban Detainee 
10. Greater Security 
11. Lesser Security 


Good Time Credit
BOP Program Statement 5884

1. Sentenced to more than one year, less than natural life.
2. Compliance with prison disciplinary regulations.
3. Getting GED considered by BOP in awarding good time.


Other Federal Bureau of Prison Program Statements 

These services are performed on a case by case basis. Please see our Retainer Policy.