[Prison “Subsistence Fees]
Rep. Norton: “The Department of Justice itself has recognized that these fees individuals in halfway houses and on home confinement must pay are unnecessary and counterproductive.”
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BOP
Bill Prohibiting Collection of “Subsistence Fees” from Prisoners Passes House
NADLER AND BASS ASK BARR TO RELEASE VULNERABLE PRISONERS
[COVID-19\Incarceration]
Nadler & Bass: “We urge that you use every tool at your disposal to release as many prisoners as possible, to protect them from COVID-19.”
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CONGRESSWOMAN NORTON SENDS AG BARR LETTER INQUIRING ABOUT “FIRST STEP” LAW’S APPLICATION TO D.C. FELONS
[Mass Incarceration\”First Step Act”\D.C.]
In November, Norton met with Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Kathleen Hawk Sawyer to ensure BOP would apply the reforms equally… Norton maintains that D.C. inmates now qualify for valuable new benefits, such as the Good Time Credit, early release by participating in recidivism reduction programs, and additional phone privileges and visitation.
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