Federal Prison Updates
Policy changes, sentence-calculation guidance, First Step Act issues, and practical information for families and lawyers.
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Richard Pridgen, 20, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 214 months’ imprisonment, five years’ supervised…
Continue ReadingDarrell A. Smith, Sr., 56, of Newark, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Tuesday in District of Columbia Superior Court to three counts of first-degree theft…
Continue ReadingThe owner of a company that produces and sells renewable fuel and fuel credits pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District…
Continue ReadingDesmond Thurston, 48, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty yesterday to murdering his ex-romantic partner in her home on October 1, 2023, announced U.S. Attorney…
Continue ReadingA 44-year-old man from Chugaik, Alaska, has been charged in the Southern District of Texas for paying to bring illegal aliens into the country…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Matthew Hurlburt, 25, of Pavilion, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to theft…
Continue ReadingSeattle – A 67-year-old Skagit County, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six months in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingHAMMOND- United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund sentenced Robert Crayton, 48 years old, of Evanston, Illinois, to 216 months in prison after…
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz.- On Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, the FBI arrested Derrick Callella, 42, in Hawthorne, Calif. Callella has been charged via a criminal complaint…
Continue ReadingSCRANTON, Pennsylvania – Robert J. Powell, age 65, of Palm Beach, Florida, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison, to be followed by…
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Justin Antonio Jones, 40, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.According to court…
Continue ReadingA woman who trafficked methamphetamine in the Waterloo area was sentenced February 4, 2026, to 20 years in federal prison.Michelle Bruno, age 51, from…
Continue ReadingAaron T. Fant, 35, Kansas City, Ks., sentenced tp 12 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a Glock .45 caliber handgun after nineteen…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Patrick Kerwin, 43, of Java Center, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of…
Continue ReadingBrad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on February 3, 2026, a federal jury in Green Bay convicted…
Continue ReadingSeattle – A 44-year-old former Laguna Niguel, California resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 18 months in prison for…
Continue ReadingA 55-year-old Washington, D.C. man, was indicted yesterday by a grand jury on charges stemming from attacking and robbing his former romantic partner in…
Continue ReadingMark Anthony Cadena was federally indicted in San Antonio for three counts related to his alleged tampering with public water systems Source: U.S. Department…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man was indicted today and charged federally for allegedly threatening on social media to kill federal immigration agents. Source:…
Continue ReadingHONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Nehemiah Kealoha, 40, of Waianae, Oahu, was indicted on January 22, 2026, for threatening to…
Continue ReadingA 23-year-old man from Washington, D.C., was indicted by a grand jury on charges stemming from his brandishing a firearm and threatening his ex-girlfriend…
Continue ReadingA 31-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingFernando Yatsatie, Jr. was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for engaging in sexual acts with a minor victim using threats and…
Continue ReadingA 29-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison for possessing narcotics with the intent to distribute Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG — United States Attorney Brian D. Miller and the Justice Department today announced an agreement with the Borough of Kingston, Pennsylvania, to resolve…
Continue ReadingA Jasper man has been charged with a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source:…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that CHRISTIAN LUGO, a/k/a “Coco,” was sentenced today to 19 years…
Continue ReadingFour federal inmates have been charged with murder in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Source: U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO – A Humboldt County resident was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for attempting to coerce and entice a minor…
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Venezuelan national who was residing in the United States illegally…
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