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Thousands of federal convicts released to home confinement during COVID will be sent BACK to prison when the pandemic 'emergency' is over, Biden administration says
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
Go ahead, pull the other one
- The White House's move underscores a Trump-era memo written in late January
- It states that inmates released on home confinement under the CARES Act must return to prison up to 30 days after the pandemic state of emergency ends
- Officials reportedly said the decision is based on legal interpretation, not policy
- The decision applies to roughly 4,000 nonviolent inmates
- Democrats in Congress and groups including the ACLU have put pressure on Biden to use his presidential powers to reverse the Trump DOJ policy
- A nationwide spike in COVID cases fueled by the Delta variant means the emergency declaration will likely last through the rest of the year
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-07-21 |
