DOJ Finds Bureau of Prisons Failed to Apply Earned Time Credits to 60,000 Incarcerated Individuals

Date:  11-29-2021 The Inspector General fears those who were incarcerated could have received sentence reductions

From ABC News: Sixty-thousand inmates potentially did not properly receive credits for time served under the First Step Act's recidivism programs, the Department of Justice inspector general found. "We are concerned that the delay in applying earned time credits may negatively affect inmates who have earned a reduction in their sentence or an earlier placement in the community," Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz wrote in the report released Tuesday. The inspector general also found that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) failed to incentivize or reward inmates who completed First Step-related programs. Continue reading >>>