NBC quoted BOP officials as saying, “We have no data which suggests inmates had their release dates delayed.” But the BOP’s own data identified about 66,600 inmates eligible to receive ETCs.
The BOP gave NBC data showing that as of June 18, more than 8,600 inmates have gotten sentence recalculations and are slated for earlier release due to ETCs. “Here we are, four years later, and it’s maddening.” “It shouldn’t be this complicated and it shouldn’t take this long,” NBC quoted Kevin Ring, president of FAMM, as saying. “Thousands of nonviolent federal prisoners eligible for early release under a promising Trump-era law remain locked up nearly four years later because of inadequate implementation, confusion and bureaucratic delays, NBC quoted prisoner advocacy groups, inmates and BOP officials as saying.Įven the Biden administration’s attempt to provide clarity to the First Step Act by identifying qualified inmates and then transferring them to home confinement or another form of supervised release appears to be falling short, according to prisoner advocates familiar with the law. NBC NEWS ACCUSES DOJ AND BOP OF BOTCHING EARNED-TIME CREDITSĪn NBC report aired last Sunday blasted the Dept of Justice for botching the award of First Step Act earned-time credits.
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