The Trump administration joined the national push to release at-risk inmates due to the spread of coronavirus, with Attorney General William Barr directing leaders of the federal prison system to increase the use of home confinement for some inmates
In a memo to the Bureau of Prisons, Barr said that officials should prioritize the use of statutory authorities to release eligible prisoners early to home confinement while acknowledging that some vulnerable inmates may be more protected from the deadly virus outside of the tight prison quarters.
The White House legislative affairs team has been conducting outreach to congressional offices in recent days pushing for a bill that would allow for certain elderly, non-violent prisoners to leave facilities amid the outbreak, according to a senior White House official. But by Monday, Trump had retweeted a conservative commentator who scoffed at the idea, dashing the hopes of some advocates.
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