Owen Hanson Credits First Step Act for Cutting 5 Years Off Federal Sentence

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

Owen Hanson said the First Step Act let him shave three years off his prison term and gain two more years in halfway house placement.
The former USC player said he earned the reductions by returning to school in prison, where he completed a master's degree and found "hope" through rehabilitation incentives.
Hanson, who said cartel debt pushed him into serving as a Mexican drug cartel logistics coordinator, told Fox News the role cost him 10 years of his life in prison.
The 2018 law expanded sentence-reduction credits for eligible federal inmates in education and other programs, replacing a system Hanson said offered little chance to cut time below roughly 85% served.
Now out of prison, Hanson said he speaks to student-athletes about drugs and crime and views incarceration as the turning point that saved his life.