Jail creditPrior custody credit

Credit under 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b) for time spent in official detention before the federal sentence started — as long as it wasn't credited against another sentence. Missing or miscounted jail credit is one of the most common computation errors, and only BOP (not the judge) awards it.

Full explainer: How is Good Conduct Time calculated?

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This page describes federal law and Bureau of Prisons policy in general terms for education. It is not legal advice, it doesn't account for the facts of any individual case, and no attorney–client relationship is created by reading it. The BOP makes all final release-date determinations. Have an attorney review anything before you file it. Built by OutDate, the federal release date calculator.

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