Rules changelog

When the law moves, the record shows it.

Every OutDate calculation runs on a versioned rules configuration. This page is the public record of every release — what changed, why, and the authority behind it. Saved cases are recalculated automatically after each release, and users are notified when their dates move. Current version: v2026-07.2.

1. Circuit-aware rules and confidence bands

   v2026-07.2 · 2026-07-16

   Dates now adjust for the sentencing circuit where controlling law differs from the nationwide default: Good Conduct Time pro-ration method (Fifth and Tenth Circuits), whether FSA credits keep accruing in prerelease custody (Eighth Circuit), and Second Chance Act stacking on FSA placement (Eleventh Circuit). Circuit overrides apply only when a case specifies its circuit — cases without one are unchanged. Every projected date also gained an explicit confidence band. No nationwide default changed in this release.

   • Fifth Circuit GCT pro-ration decisioncitation being verified
   • Tenth Circuit GCT pro-ration decisioncitation being verified
   • Eighth Circuit prerelease-accrual decision (28 C.F.R. § 523.42)citation being verified
   • Eleventh Circuit § 3624(c) stacking decisioncitation being verified

2. Interception-date model for FSA credit application

   v2026-07.1 · 2026-07-16

   Four changes to how earned credits meet the release date: the enhanced 15-day rate now applies retroactively across a confirmed minimum/low streak; credits continue accruing through prerelease custody under the nationwide default; Second Chance Act placement stacks on FSA-funded placement; and Good Conduct Time pro-ration for the final partial year moved to the days-proportional method following a 2026 Third Circuit ruling.

   • 18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)
   • 18 U.S.C. § 3624(g)
   • Third Circuit days-proportional GCT decision (2026)citation being verified

3. Initial public rules baseline

   v2026-07 · 2026-07-15

   First public release of the calculation rules: Good Conduct Time at 54 days per sentence-year (18 U.S.C. § 3624(b)), FSA earned time credits at 10/15 days per 30 with the two-assessment enhancement (18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)), the 365-day supervised-release application cap (18 U.S.C. § 3624(g)(3)), Second Chance Act windows (18 U.S.C. § 3624(c)), RDAP reduction up to 12 months (18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)), and the § 3632(d)(4)(D) offense exclusion list shipped as data.

   • 18 U.S.C. § 3624
   • 18 U.S.C. § 3632
   • 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)

How releases happen: a daily watcher files signals from the Federal Register, BOP policy pages, and court decisions; a human reads the primary source, edits the rules data, and re-verifies the golden test fixtures before anything ships. Read more on the methodology page.