Pursuit's Take
Following news reports that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) had confined an inmate for 13 months past his correct release date, the Department of Justice (Department) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated an examination of the BOP’s process for ensuring federal inmates are released on their correct release dates and the incidences of releases before or after the correct release date due to staff error between 2009 and 2014. OIG found that of the 461,966 inmate releases between 2009 and 2014, the BOP categorized 157 as untimely due to staff error. OIG also learned that the BOP classifies a far greater number — 4,183 — as untimely for other reasons.
Media Coverage
The Hill: Staff errors kept 152 inmates behind bars for extra time
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