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BARBER v. THOMAS

No. 09-5201.

130 S.Ct. 2499 (2010)

560 U.S. 474

Michael Gary BARBER, et al., Petitioners, v. J. E. THOMAS, Warden.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 7, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Sady, Portland, OR, for Petitioners.

Jeffrey B. Wall, for Respondent.

Stephen R. Sady, Chief Deputy Federal Public Defender, Lynn Deffebach, Portland, OR, for Petitioners.

Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Jeffrey B. Wall, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Kevin R. Gingras, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Justice BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Federal sentencing law permits federal prison authorities to award prisoners credit against prison time as a reward for good behavior. 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b). Petitioners, two federal prisoners, challenge the method that the Federal Bureau of Prisons uses for calculating this "good time credit." We conclude that the Bureau's method reflects the most natural reading of the statute, and we reject petitioners' legal...

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