Observed arrival · 2026-10-01
Facing Time’s federal sentence-planning calculator
A free calculator and resource hub for exploring federal sentence timelines and possible FSA time credits.
- For
- People facing federal sentencing and their supporters
- Worth noticing
- It distinguishes earning FSA credits from applying them to prerelease placement and excludes estimates when eligibility is uncertain.
Field notes
Inputs include sentence length, designated-facility custody start, prior-custody days, and an optional BOP projected release date; the page warns not to combine the latter with prior-custody days because the official date already accounts for them. Its examples distinguish an assumed sentence from an imposed one, and it states that good-conduct time is modeled at zero for sentences of 12 months or less. BOP links and a sample-report preview provide reference points, but the extract does not expose the calculator’s full formula.
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