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Legal review · Links checked : the source is available · Scope & methodology

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authority type
policy
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
official_historical_agency_record
precedential status
nonprecedential_official_record
decision or issuance date
2019-07-19
subsequent history
PATTERN has since been updated; this record is used only for initial publication history.
negative treatment status
Official DOJ and BOP historical records cross-checked on 2026-08-24.
material limitations
Does not validate individual PATTERN scores or establish the later time-credit regulation's effective date.

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Linked modules

DOJ publication of PATTERN on July 19, 2019

Proposition supported

DOJ publicly released the initial risk-and-needs assessment system, PATTERN, on July 19, 2019 and identified the publication as satisfying the First Step Act's statutory deadline.

Material limitation

This record establishes publication and implementation history, not the validity of an individual PATTERN score or the later time-credit regulation.

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