Hi all,

Well Harvey has an official date of halfway house release(September 8th) and also his designation which of course is not where we had hoped he would be. There are two halfway houses in the area that he could have gone to. One being Rockville which is very close to me and the other was VOA in Baltimore which of course is not as close. As I mentioned in my intro post, I survived the home visit an was really hoping he would get placed in Rockville.

Has anyone had any experience calling up the CCM and seeing if his designation could be changed? Does anyone have the CCM information for the Maryland area?

Thanks in advance.
Ellen

Normally these designations are not often changed. If the CCC is different from what was indicated on the transfer request, ther is probably a reason - either the contractor "passed" or there were bedspace issues. These are the two most common reasons. CCCs can absolutely refuse any inmate - for any reason or no reason.

Just a question. My husband was sent to a county jail work release close to our home instead of the halfway house we were told he would go to. We had no home visit, is that because we are married, or will we have to do that too. No one had mentioned that, and its no problem, but we still qualify for furloughs later we are told, and I don't need any problems later. Lisa

Hi all,

Well Harvey has an official date of halfway house release(September 8th) and also his designation which of course is not where we had hoped he would be. There are two halfway houses in the area that he could have gone to. One being Rockville which is very close to me and the other was VOA in Baltimore which of course is not as close. As I mentioned in my intro post, I survived the home visit an was really hoping he would get placed in Rockville.



My fiance just got placed in Rockville. He goes there in August. I don't really know anything about it, but I hear it's a good facility. We live in Baltimore, but I hear that one's not as nice. Have you learned anything about Rockville you could share with me?

thanks,
Nicole

The only thing I've learned is that is primarily a drug based facility. Unfortunately Harvey got placed in Baltimore. We are hoping though that if he gets a job and a vehicle fairly quickly they will release him to home confinement.

My fiance just got placed in Rockville. He goes there in August. I don't really know anything about it, but I hear it's a good facility. We live in Baltimore, but I hear that one's not as nice. Have you learned anything about Rockville you could share with me?

thanks,
Nicole

can federal prisoners make it to a halfway house? my husband is leaving this week to go to elkton for 17 months. if anyone can help me. i have so many questions

Thanks

I am not sure what you mean when you ask if federal inmates can make it to a halfway house.

Ask any questions you like, there are plenty of people who can answer them or point you in the right direction.

The PRC in Rockville, Md. is part of the Montgomery County Detention. It is right behind the White Flint Mall and primarily for county placement. They have a certain number of contract beds for the federal system.

The PRC is model program, provides job counseling and therapy, very structured and supervised. Physically the facility is in top condition, looks like a college dorm. They have a very structured protocol and they run a consistent program They actually run tours for corrections professionals and others to present the program. Lots of DUI and alternative sentencing clients. The program keeps very close track on inmates, even having sheriffs go to jobs to make sure the residents are keeping to schedule.

I think there are several halfway houses in Baltimore. Do you know which one he is going to?

FYI, Montgomery County is one of the richest and most liberal in the country. Many US Senators and Congressman live there. The crime rate is much lower than surrounding areas, i.e., DC/Baltimore.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

bellisq

Beside the one on Monument street...could you share where the others are? As far as I knew, that was the only federal CCC in Baltimore.

egreen...
How is he doing there? It's not as nice as Montgomery County PR was described above for sure...since it's an old motel, it surely isn't like a college dorm. Are you able to visit him often there?

He's not there yet. I am to pick him up from Morgantown on September 8th. From there I take him to the VOA in Baltimore. I pray that the rumors that he's heard are true and that once he gets a job and vehicle they will be more lienient with him in general. I think the one he is supposed to go to is on Monument street. I just wasn't sure and these are both VOA properties in Baltimore.

I pray that we can just get through these next couple of months without them screwing with him anymore. Its bad enough he's on comissary and unit restriction because of those idiots.
Ellen



bellisq

Beside the one on Monument street...could you share where the others are? As far as I knew, that was the only federal CCC in Baltimore.

egreen...
How is he doing there? It's not as nice as Montgomery County PR was described above for sure...since it's an old motel, it surely isn't like a college dorm. Are you able to visit him often there?

I report in a couple of weeks to FPC Montgomery on a 21 month sentence. How long can I expect to be there and is the six month half way house elegibility six months of the sentence or the projected release date? Thanks.

On a 21 month sentence, you will not get 6 mos of halfway house, you will get 10% of your total sentence based off the projected release date.

Thanks for the quick response,jft. But help me clarify this a bit. How long will I serve at the FPC on a 21 month sentence?

Take your total # of days x 10%. My hubby had a 12 month, 1 day sentence. Was eligible for a little over 30 days of halfway house. Plus you get your good time credit. He went in on May 9 of 2003 and was released to halfway house on Feb 22. His projected release date was March 22 (which included 49 days of good time)

Sorry, your halfway house is not based on your projected release date, it is on the entire sentence. I forgot the projected release date does include your good time credit.

I report in a couple of weeks to FPC Montgomery on a 21 month sentence. How long can I expect to be there and is the six month half way house elegibility six months of the sentence or the projected release date? Thanks.

Without knowing exactly when you will actually surrender I cannot give a "projected release date". What I can do is tell you that on a sentence of 21 months you will actually serve a total of 18 months and 10 days in BOP custody. You are eligible to earn a total of 82 days of good conduct time, and you are eligible for a halfway house placement of 55 days. That is about as exact as I can give you based on what you wrote (It may not be -exact- but it will be pretty darn close).

I hope that this answers your questions.

Greyghost

Does anyone know anything about the halfway houses in NYS.

I am very new to all this. Can anyone go to the half way house? How do I find a local one? He got 6 years in federal prison. Expected time now is 5 years 2 months and 20 days for being good. When would he be able to go to a half way? Thanks and God bless.

Well Harvey is due to be released from the halfway house on 12/24/04. Needless to say it has been a difficult experience to say the least. There is more freedom per se but there are also many more ways they try to mess with the residents. He was never granted home confinement because my house was to far for the VOA to come monitor and the PO would not come approve his sons house because he was already approved for mine. So as you can see it was a lot of garbage back and forth. Rockville is much stricter from what I'm hearing and the visits are all behind glass and he wouldn't have gotten passes during this time there. I'm just glad that this is finally coming to an end and he will be home and I can finally announce to others outside my immediate family that we are engaged. It has been a long, rough, and very difficult road. I wish everyone the best.

Wow, that's soon! Just in time for Xmas - congratulations! You must be so happy!

Unfortunately, my husband is due to be at a Camp until 3/29/05, then to a halfway house for 13 days, then home confinement for 5 months. My question is whether or not they would ever waive the halfway house and go directly to home confinement for such a short timeframe. Luckily for us, he has an editing job that is being held for him until he gets out, so he will have a job already waiting. He works from home, where his equipment is. Does anyone know the policies on working from home?

We just found out that a halfway house is even in the equation at all, but his lawyer really doesn't seem to know anything about the prison system, so he's a bit useless as far as this goes. (although he did get a 21 month sentence knocked down to 5/5, so he's still a hero in my book!). But any answers or other resources anyone has would be appreciated.

Just be prepared that they may not approve his "editing" job and that he may have to go searching for a job that they feel is appropriate for him. One of the guys that Harvey knew at Morgantown had 2 different jobs waiting for him when he go to the halfway house but they turned both of them down so just be prepared.
As far as the halfway house goes don't count on them getting rid of anything just be prepared and deal with the short term that he is there.

Best of luck to you
Ellen

They may not approve it? Really? That's bizarre. It's a professional job for a solid company that he's worked for for about a year. Who needs to approve it exactly? And is it just a halfway house thing? Like, after 13 days, can he just go back to work when he gets moved to home confinement, regardless of whether the halfway house people like his job or not?

I'm really having trouble finding any info or resources on the halfway house policies - any info would be appreciated.

Yes they may not approve it. A couple of Harvey's friends had legitimate employment waiting for them and the halfway house folks didn't approve it because they don't have to. Once he goes on supervised release the PO has the "right" to push you to get different employment if they feel you can be doing better and paying the government/BOP additional monies. Unfortunately each halfway house is different so he will just have to wait until he gets there to find out.

As far as "who has to approve it" it is up to the counselor at the halfway house, but they work with the BOP and the probation officer if it is some kind of unique job. The fact that it is a professional position is not the problem, but working from a "home office" very well could be. And no, he won't be able to get one job for the 13 days, then do what he wants for the 5 months. Even while you are on "home confinement" you are considered to be in custody and you must report in to the halfway house. You have to have an approved agenda each week so they know where you are at all times, and you have to call in when you leave your home and when you arrive back. They will call you randomly to check and see if you are there. They will call EVERY night between midnight and 3 am. They will require you to come in at random for a drug test and to meet with your counselor. They are very much involved in your life until the entire period of halfway house/home confinement is up.
I am currently on home confinement and will be free in 6 more weeks!
Hope this helps,
Mary