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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for compassionate prisoner release
1 results foundAuthor: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Evaluation and Inspections Division Title: The Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Compassionate Release Program Summary: In the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, Congress authorized the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to request that a federal judge reduce an inmate’s sentence for “extraordinary and compelling” circumstances. Under the statute, the request can be based on either medical or non-medical conditions that could not reasonably have been foreseen by the judge at the time of sentencing. The BOP has issued regulations and a Program Statement entitled “compassionate release” to implement this authority. This review assessed the BOP’s compassionate release program, including whether it provides cost savings or other benefits to the BOP. RESULTS IN BRIEF The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that an effectively managed compassionate release program would result in cost savings for the BOP, as well as assist the BOP in managing its continually growing inmate population and the significant capacity challenges it is facing. However, we found that the existing BOP compassionate release program has been poorly managed and implemented inconsistently, likely resulting in eligible inmates not being considered for release and in terminally ill inmates dying before their requests were decided. Details: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 2013. 91p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 3, 2013 at: http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/2013/e1306.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/2013/e1306.pdf Shelf Number: 128609 Keywords: Compassionate Prisoner ReleaseFederal InmatesU.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (U.S.) |