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ionelvWaPo reports that over eleven thousand federal prisoners were transferred to home confinement during COVID-19 pandemic (thanks to the CARES Act, see section 12003(b)) and, as NPR reported, only 17 committed crimes in the two years since.
Given the usual recidivism rate of federal offenders, this story is newsworthy as it proves that the pardon system has a lot of room for improvement (e.g. transfer more older minor-offense prisoners to home confinement for virtually zero risk to society at large).
The NPR story also hints at other issues with the parole system and the private contractors that monitor home confinement. It also mentions FAMM, an organization founded in 1991 to challenge mandatory sentencing laws and advocate for criminal justice reform.
Given the usual recidivism rate of federal offenders, this story is newsworthy as it proves that the pardon system has a lot of room for improvement (e.g. transfer more older minor-offense prisoners to home confinement for virtually zero risk to society at large).
The NPR story also hints at other issues with the parole system and the private contractors that monitor home confinement. It also mentions FAMM, an organization founded in 1991 to challenge mandatory sentencing laws and advocate for criminal justice reform.
