11,000 Federal Inmates Were Sent Home During the Pandemic. Only 17 Were Arrested for New Crimes. [reason.com]

Porter Jennings-McGarity 9/1/229:00 AM

By C.J. Ciaramella, Photo: Motortion/Dreamstime.com, Reason, August 31, 2022

Of the more than 11,000 federal inmates who were released to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic, 17 were returned to prison for committing new crimes, according to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

In response to a query from Keri Blakinger, a reporter for The Marshall Project, the Bureau of Prisons said that of the 17, 10 committed drug crimes, while the rest of the charges included smuggling non-citizens, nonviolent domestic disturbance, theft, aggravated assault, and DUI.

Criminal justice groups that worked to keep those people from returning to federal prison say the numbers are vindication for them.

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