Calculation of a term of imprisonment
United States Code
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- 2026United States v. Justin Schneider 8th Cir.
- 2026Robertson v. United States Federal Bureau of Prisons
- 2026D’ARIUS AKIM JACKSON v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS D. Or.
- 2026Dixon E.D. Mich.
- 2026United States v. Robert Sawyer 11th Cir.
- 2026Cole S.D. Tex.
- 2026Robinson E.D. Va.
- 2026Thomas W.D. Okla.
- 2026Browne S.D. Ill.
- 2026Miles v. Bowers 1st Cir.
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A sentence to a term of imprisonment commences on the date the defendant is received in custody awaiting transportation to, or arrives voluntarily to commence service of sentence at, the official detention facility at which the sentence is to be served. as a result of the offense for which the sentence was imposed; or as a result of any other charge for which the defendant was arrested after the commission of the offense for which the sentence was imposed; A defendant shall be given credit toward the service of a term of imprisonment for any time he has spent in official detention prior to the date the sentence commences— (Source: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2001.))