Programs & Time Credits

Earn time credits and reduce your sentence.

The First Step Act changed what's possible. Understanding eligibility, programming, and how credits apply is one of the highest-value things you can do.

What To Know

The essentials, explained plainly.

  • FSA Credits

    The First Step Act explained: who earns credits, at what rate, and how they apply.

  • PATTERN Score

    How your risk score is calculated, what moves it, and why it controls credit application.

  • RDAP

    Eligibility, application, the program itself, and how it can reduce your sentence.

  • Education

    GED, college programs, vocational training, and ACE classes that count.

  • UNICOR & Work Programs

    How to get placed, what you earn, and how it supports release planning.

  • Productive Activities

    EBRR programs and PAs that build credit while building skills.

  • Sentence Calculations

    Good conduct time, FSA credits, and how your projected release date is built.

  • Second Chance Act

    How SCA time interacts with FSA credits for community placement.

We Help You Maximize

  • Find eligible programs
  • Complete applications
  • Track your progress
  • Calculate your release date
  • RDAP review
  • FSA credit review
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Why It Matters

Every day of credit is a day home earlier.

Small errors in programming or scoring can cost months. We check the math.

Maximize Credits

Earn every day you qualify for — and confirm it's applied.

Expert Guidance

We know how the system works and how to work within it.

Real Results

Reduce your sentence and take control of your timeline.