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Published 2 years ago

DOJ reverses Trump-era pandemic home confinement policy

Summary by Ground News
DOJ says inmates on home confinement can stay out of prison. In the final days of the Trump administration, DOJ said released inmates would have to return to prison. The original releases were authorized under the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that former President Donald Trump signed in March 2020.

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DOJ Says Inmates On Home Confinement Can Stay Out Of Prison

The Justice Department on Tuesday reversed its own legal opinion and said it would allow federal inmates released on home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic to stay out of prison.

2 years ago·India
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ReutersReuters

U.S. Justice Dept says inmates sent home due to COVID-19 will not be returned to prison

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday announced it would not force federal inmates who were sent home due to the coronavirus pandemic to return to prison once the emergency is lifted.

2 years ago·United Kingdom
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DOJ says inmates on home confinement can stay out of prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday reversed its own legal opinion and said it would allow federal inmates released on home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic to stay out of prison.

2 years ago·United States
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USA TodayUSA Today

DOJ relaxes policy to recall federal prisoners released to home confinement to slow coronavirus spread

The action grants the federal Bureau of Prisons broad discretion to "permit prisoners in extended home confinement to remain there."

2 years ago·United States
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CNNCNN

Thousands of federal inmates released because of pandemic will be allowed to remain on home confinement, Justice Department says

Thousands of federal inmates who were released from prison to complete their sentence from home as a preventative measure to combat the spread of Covid-19, will be allowed to remain on home confinement, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States
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The Washington PostThe Washington Post

Bureau of Prisons can keep inmates in home confinement after coronavirus emergency ends

Justice Department ruling could allow thousands to stay out of prison, continue reintegrating into society.

2 years ago
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