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After someone successfully completes RDAP, what is the process for actually getting the sentence reduction applied and are there any ways that benefit can still be lost after completion?
Completing RDAP is a significant achievement but understanding how the benefit actually works will help you protect it all the way through to release. Here is the complete picture. The Basic Qualifications To qualify for the full 12 month sentence reduction you must have a sentence of at least 37 months. The program itself takes 9 months to complete. The BOP tries to get eligible inmates into the program with roughly 9 to 10 months remaining on their sentence, though there is usually a waiting list so planning ahead matters. The Sentence Reduction Successful completion reduces your sentence by up to 12 months. But the reduction is only one part of the benefit. The Halfway House Advantage This is the part most people do not know about and it is just as valuable as the sentence reduction itself. Standard federal inmates may receive as little as 2 months of halfway house time before their release date. RDAP graduates are entitled to a minimum of 6 months of halfway house time. That difference of 4 additional months outside the prison walls, in a halfway house with far more freedom than any federal facility, is a hidden gift that most defendants and their attorneys never factor into the decision to pursue RDAP qualification. Halfway house is not prison. You have significantly more freedom, more access to your family, and the ability to start rebuilding your life in a real environment rather than behind a wall. After Completion — The Waiting Period Once you finish the 9 month residential program you do not necessarily go directly to the halfway house. Some inmates transfer immediately. Others wait months before their release date arrives. During that waiting period your behavior record must remain completely clean. Any infraction during that window puts your sentence reduction and your halfway house eligibility at risk. Every day between completion and release requires the same discipline as the program itself. RDAP Becomes TDAT on the Outside Once you arrive at the halfway house the program does not end. It transitions into what is called Transitional Drug Abuse Treatment, known as TDAT. This is the community based follow up phase of RDAP and participation is mandatory. TDAT requirements typically include attending three meetings per week, submitting to random drug testing, and maintaining compliance with all halfway house rules and conditions. The structure is significantly less restrictive than the residential phase but the consequences of non-compliance are serious. How You Can Still Lose the Benefit After Completion This is the part that catches people off guard. Even after you have a certificate of RDAP completion in your hand, the sentence reduction can still be taken away. If you fail to comply with TDAT requirements at the halfway house, if you fail a drug test, miss meetings, or violate halfway house conditions, the BOP can revoke your sentence reduction. The certificate of completion covers the residential phase only. The full benefit is not secured until you have completed the entire continuum, including the transitional phase on the outside. Treat TDAT with the same seriousness as the program inside. You are months away from full release. Do not lose 12 months of your life in the final stretch.
Once you are inside and RDAP eligible, what do most people get wrong about the program itself that costs them the benefit?
Getting into RDAP is the first battle. Staying in it is the second and in some ways harder one. Here is what most people do not know going in. RDAP participants are housed together in a dedicated unit and identified by a yellow belt. Everyone knows who you are and what program you are in. That visibility is a double-edged sword. The jealousy problem is real. Not everyone can get into RDAP. Inmates with violence in their history or a weapon used in the commission of their crime are disqualified entirely. Some of those inmates resent the people who do qualify, not just for the separate housing but for the sentence reduction benefit they will never have access to. That resentment can become a target on your back. The most common attack is a setup. Contraband gets planted in your area or on your person. Then someone tells a guard. Staff does a shakedown, they find something, and suddenly you are in a situation you did not create. The moment that happens, you are likely heading to the Special Housing Unit, the SHU, while the incident is investigated. That stay in the SHU alone can be enough to get you removed from the program, depending on how it is handled. Even if you are ultimately found not guilty of the infraction, you may still face a review of your RDAP status. Not guilty does not automatically mean you stay in. The program administrators make their own determination. How do you protect yourself? The same way you protect yourself from everything inside. Be invisible. Follow every rule to the letter. Do your assigned job at the highest level. Do not give anyone anything to work with. Be especially careful about who you are seen talking to and where. A conversation that looks suspicious to the wrong set of eyes is all it takes to start a chain of events that costs you 12 months of your life. The inmates who complete RDAP successfully are almost always the ones who treated it like a job with the highest possible stakes. Because it is.
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User friendly website and quick process of the services. Also very easy to use. Fenny K.
It's a nice system to have
Inmate aid is definitely the most responsive group of people. Everyone I have dealt with in the last 2 years has been marvelous! Especially Courtney! She is just so human and real (you know, as opposed to reading me that "scripted" response). I recommend you to everyone in my situation. Thankfully, I don't know many...lol.
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I am a French user but I made a promise to a detainee who was publicized whose name I will not mention a short time ago. He was sentenced to life and despite his young age, we had an exchange when he was still in the old prison where his trial was in progress. After the verdict, it was very hard work to find him. Today I sent him a letter and I hope he will be allowed to reply to me. I hope he is well, I hope that despite what he has done, his mail will be delivered to him because I only count on this site to hope to resume a correspondence with him. Every inmate deserves a contact, no matter what they do, I don't have to judge, it's been done. Inmate Aid, you are now my only link to this person who has been talking about him so much lately... you are also his only hope that his French friend can reconnect with him.
So I'm at home and I decided to enter my first, middle, and last name into Google to see what came back. The very first link at the top was an InmateAid profile stating I was in a correctional facility. That was not accurate. I reached out to inmateaid via www.inmateaid.com/contact and explained the inaccuracy. I also emailed them at aid@inmateaid.com. I did these two things at about 6:45pm. By 7:15pm they responded back to me and had the profile removed. I confirmed it was in fact removed. I am still waiting for Google to remove the search result, but I could not be happier with InmateAid's quick turn around. Thank you!
I just wanted to thank all who operate this site it is by far the coolest thing about this whole unfortunate event that's has taken place in my gf and my life. So thank you very much
Someone I care about is incarcerated and your company has helped us both adjust to each other's absence. I have sent 312 custom-designed postcards to my inmate over the last 2.5 years using your service. I've tried other companies who offer similar services but the quality of their finished products was terrible. My inmate was so excited when I started using Inmate Aid and told me that everyone including staff were impressed with his postcards. I have lauded your services to anyone who would listen, thank you so much for helping me keep in close contact with my loved one. We appreciate you.
Thank you all for the phone line.It was very helpful on saving me money.My boy friend is coming home on the 23 .Thanks so much.
During the last 5 years, my brother, sisters, and I used the service of Inmate Aid. We won't be needing the InmateAis service anymore. It always worked out great and we would like to thank you for the good service.
My review is the service was wonderful and very accommodating, I never knew there was this kind of service before. As I searched the website and got the information I read and reread til I understood how the service work. I followed the step as stated in the information. And immediately the service was working for my inmate. Most importantly when I needed my questions answered they were answered immediately. Thanks again for this great service.
User friendly website and quick process of the services. Also very easy to use. Fenny K.
It's a nice system to have
Inmate aid is definitely the most responsive group of people. Everyone I have dealt with in the last 2 years has been marvelous! Especially Courtney! She is just so human and real (you know, as opposed to reading me that "scripted" response). I recommend you to everyone in my situation. Thankfully, I don't know many...lol.
Thanks for your help. I love this website. I'm glad I have the ability to send pics and letters.
It's great to know about this service and I will surely use it in the future if needed. Nothing against all of you lol but I hope it's not needed. It certainly has been helpful and everyone is very helpful.