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BOP Has a Halfway House Problem by The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has faced challenges in implementing the First Step Act (FSA) since it was signed into law in December 2018 by then-President Donald J. Trump (R). Aimed at reducing prisoner population and associated costs, the law provided sentence …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Settlement Reached Over COVID-19 Measures, Home Confinement Releases at FCC Lompoc by On October 11, 2022, the federal court for the Central District of California approved a settlement resolving a suit over COVID-19 precautions and releases filed by prisoners at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Lompoc, California, in May …
Biden Commutes 31 Federal Drug Sentences by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On April 29, 2023, Pres. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) reduced the federal prison sentences of 31 people, each serving time on home confinement for nonviolent drug-related convictions. The commutation of sentences was one component of a strategy …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
It’s Official: BOP Prisoners on Expanded COVID-19 Home Confinement Staying Put by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi In its final rule that took effect on May 4, 2023, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) declared that prisoners placed on home confinement by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) under eligibility …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Colorado’s Halfway Houses Returning Half of Residents to Prison by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On July 9, 2022, the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) rescinded a new policy that barred parole officers from getting arrest warrants for people who walk away from one of the state’s halfway houses. The …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
Will Federal Prisoners on Home Confinement Have to Return to Prison? by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The million-dollar question lately has been whether the thousands of federal prisoners released on home confinement to reduce prison crowding would have to return to prison once the pandemic is over. While it’s …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Last-Minute DOJ Order Clears Way for Possible Return of Home Confinees to Prison by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Federal prisoners transferred tohome confinement to serve their sentences because of the COVID-19 emergency could return to lockup if a January 15, 2021, opinion issued by the U.S. Department of Justice …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Utah State Auditor Finds Grave Deficiencies in Prisoner Placement Program by Michael Fortino, Ph.D by Michael Fortino, Ph.D. A January 23, 2020, report from the Office of the State Auditor reveals poor oversight by the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) of its Inmate Placement Program (IPP), which places state prisoners …
Publication • April 12, 2020
COVID-19 Home Confinement FAQ (removed memo from BOP site), BOP, 2020 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING POTENTIAL INMATE HOME CONFINEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 1) What are the eligibility requirements for an inmate to be considered for Home Confinement under the CARES Act and the Attorney General Guidelines? Initially, …
Publication • March 26, 2020
Prioritization of Home Confinement Memo, BOP, 2020
Publication • March 26, 2020
BOP COVID-19 Memo: Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic