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There are two legal systems in the United States. The one for rich and powerful people and the one for everyone else. These two systems treat people wildly differently. There is nothing just about our justice system. When we do not all receive equal treatment under the law the system has failed.

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As others here are saying, the rules are the same for everyone in that anyone can effectively buy their freedom (even if only gradually over time). The practical difference is that most people can't afford it.

> The latest reduction of Holmes’s sentence still meets federal sentencing guidelines. Those guidelines mandate that people convicted of federal offenses must serve at least 85% of their sentence, regardless of reductions for good behavior.

If its within guidelines then thats the standard.. There is nothing going on here.

Edit to clarify: There are better examples than this one to complain about the justice system.

Like when Paris Hilton walked out of jail after 45 minutes?

Exactly like that, here Holmes has had the sentence reduced by a few months. It's not even significant. These particular rules are the same for everyone.

How they're applied and imposed is a different story though.

>There are better examples than this one to complain about the justice system.

True, but why bring the Count of Mostly Crisco into this?

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