Q: My fiance is a federal prisoner awaiting sentencing in Michigan Eastern District Federal Court. This is a Criminal case.
Right now shes at 1475 days from indictment and 780 days since initial sentencing date. Her sentencing has been reset 5 times and now the prosecution is asking for a further delay of at least 90 days since the lead prosecution attorney has quit and the case has still not gone to trial due one co defendant not taking a plea, 5 others accused have all taken pleas. Is there any recourse for her to be sentenced and transferred to a federal facility without her waiting for the trial to be completed? In the 4 wasted years of incarceration she has not had access to any programs she is eligible for. Do we have any recourse. Please help
A: It would sound as though your fiance will be credited with all this time once she is finally sentenced. Because she is not yet in the BOP (she is in pretrial detention), she will not have access to many programs. Once she is at a home facility, she may be prioritized for programing based on her expected out date.
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