The court granted the motion after waiving exhaustion because Ullings was not in BOP custody. Ullings had served half of her 8-month sentence, had previous health conditions and had no prior criminal record before this low-level offense. Court emphasized that the facility is in Georgia and “[t]he Court cannot ignore the fact that Ms. Ullings is held in a facility run by people living in a state that took these drastic steps [to be the first state to re-open]” Id. at 15. The court also noted during the hearing that it could see the guards behind Ullings did not have on their masks.
United States v. Ullings, No. 10-cr-00406, 2020 WL 2394096 (N.D. Ga. May 12, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
5/12/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (Federal Charges)
Relief Requested
Release
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
Georgia
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Elderly, Low-Level Offenses, Parole or Probation Violations, Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions, Pretrial Detention [jail]
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
Yes
Compassionate Release Specific Characteristics
Only served a small portion of their sentence (less than 33%)
Case Tracking Number
10-cr-00406-MLB
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
S.D. Tex.
Decision
Motion Granted
Place of Incarceration
Federal Detention Center [typically federal pretrial detention], Federal Medical Center
Compassionate Release Exhaustion Holdingsin Federal Case
Other, Individual was not yet in BOP custody - exhaustion was waived because administrative remedies were unavailable
Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Age, Cardiac Disease, Diabetes, High Cholesterol, Hypertension (high blood pressure), Obesity, Other, Substance Use Disorder, Heart condition, Lyme Disease, Weight Loss
Pre-Existing Health Conditions Notes
Age: 66, Obesity: not specified
COVID-19 Positive or Symptomatic
No
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Yes
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