We at A Better Tomorrow are passionate about helping inmates and their families prepare for and achieve successful reentry. If you’re like most families, you are eager for your loved one to transition into community custody, whether through a halfway house (RRC) or home confinement. Like many others, you may also be frustrated that they should have already transitioned by now but still have not. Well, you are not alone.

This update builds on Part III of my How to Fight for Your Credits series, originally published in November 2024. Since then, a lot has changed — including the results of a national election and the arrival of a new presidential administration. Here’s what matters most for anyone tracking their First Step Act (FSA) time credits...

At A Better Tomorrow (ABT), we’re hopeful that newly appointed Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Billy Williams III and Assistant Director Joshua Smith will successfully lead a true transformation of the BOP — with the full support and guidance of Attorney General Pam Bondi. As ABT recently reported, Director Williams has already taken major steps toward full-scale implementation of the First Step Act (FSA) across wardens and their staff nationwide.