Podcast host and former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon made headlines earlier this year when he began his four-month prison sentence.

While federal law provides that the one-time Trump administration figure should be eligible for home confinement, officials have said Bannon will remain behind bars. 

Bannon eligible for home confinement under First Step Act

According to Breitbart, that announcement was made on Tuesday by Darek Puzio, who serves as acting warden at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut.

It came in the form of a letter which Puzio sent to Bannon's attorney concerning whether his client had earned sufficient credit under the "First Step Act" (FSA) to qualify for release.

The FSA is a piece of legislation signed by former President Donald Trump four years ago, and one of its provisions allows nonviolent offenders to qualify for home confinement after serving part of their sentence.

Bannon's prison sentence came after he was held in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the House January 6 Select Committee.

Warden claims credits which Bannon earned can't be applied

"FCI Danbury received your letter dated October 8, 2024, concerning your client, Stephen Bannon. Specifically, you request [for] your client’s immediate release to home confinement," Puzio's letter began.

"To date, Mr. Bannon has earned 10 First Step Act (“FSA”) time credits. These credits would typically be applied toward early transfer to supervision pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 3624 (g) (3)," he acknowledged.

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"However, Mr. Bannon does not have a term of supervision following his term of imprisonment," the acting warden went on to write.

Puzio concluded by stating, "Thus, his 10 FSA time credits can only be applied toward prerelease custody placement in a Residential Reentry Center or on home confinement."

Defense attorneys: "No reason for Mr. Bannon to remain in prison"

Bannon's defense attorneys have responded by filing a motion with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia which asks that it either "reimpose bail or impose a period of supervised release."

"The government provides no other reason for denying such a release," lawyers Evan Corcoran and Trent McCotter pointed out.

"Accordingly, but for that bureaucratic processing delay, Mr. Bannon presumably would have been released to home confinement two days ago," they continued before adding, "There is no reason for Mr. Bannon to remain in prison despite earning those credits."