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On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
Given the statistics I've seen on overtime and infection rates and considering the ongoing risk of COVID-19 and continued staffing shortages and BOP's expanded authority to release individuals to home confinement, why is BOP not utilizing mitigation strategies like compassionate release more fully to reduce the number of incarcerated individuals in Federal prison?
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline inquires about BOP's use of compassionate release amid COVID-19 challenges.

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