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Does anyone know how many calls a month are the inmates allowed to make from Federal Prison? And how long does it take for a letter to reach the inmate?

Apr 29, 2025 •••

Martha Stewart example

Sentence

5 months

Reported to prison

October 8, 2004

Released from prison

March 4, 2005

Early release

4 days

Extra days in prison

0 days

Martha carefully picked the day she started her incarceration, leveraging technicalities, and got out 4 days early.

Lori Loughlin example

Sentence

2 months

Reported to prison

October 30, 2020

Released from prison

December 28, 2020

Early release

1 day

Extra days in prison

3 days

Lori left it to chance and ended up spending an extra 3 days in prison. If she had reported to prison 1 day earlier (Oct 29), she would have gotten out 4 days earlier (Dec 24), and been home for Christmas.

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