The court granted an unopposed motion for compassionate release for an individual at FCI Fort Dix who had served 30 months of his 54-month sentence for bank fraud and aggravated identify theft. The court found that extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant the reduction of Willaims' sentence as he suffered from chronic asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and kidney issues.
United States v. Williams, No. 3:17-CR-121-(VAB)-1, 2020 WL 1974372 (D. Conn. Apr. 24, 2020)
Compassionate Release Exhaustion Holdingsin Federal Case
An individual can move for compassionate release after 30 days have passed from the date the application was submitted to the warden, irrespective of whether the warden has granted or denied the request.
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