Early release of Cohen and Manafort shows how unfair prison system is, experts say

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Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort are among few federal prisoners to win early release amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many others remain behind bars, lacking legal help and connections to make their cases, experts say. - MarshallProj

The population in halfway houses, the less-restrictive facilities where federal prisoners generally serve the last six months of their sentences, dropped by almost 1,300, a decrease of 17 percent since April 2. That still left about 6,100 other people in halfway houses as of Thursday, bureau data show.

From the start, the bureau has given confusing signals about how it’s evaluating prisoners for release, changing its official guidance a few times. Instead, the Bureau of Prisons is starting to put people in home confinement, but slowly, according to Kevin Ring, president of FAMM, a national criminal justice advocacy group.

The risk assessment tool, which assigns prisoners points, left Brown just shy of the threshold officials are using, because his three previous felony convictions on state drug-related charges outweighed the points he earned for good behavior in prison, according to bureau documents provided by Bolding. So the bureau is not letting her father go home, even as he fears his health condition puts him at higher risk of developing complications from the virus.

For some prisoners, the entire process — and the shifting requirements for release — are so confusing they aren’t even trying.

 

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MarshallProj Seriously NBC? I have read enough news articles about criminals getting early release and more than enough of them have killed, robbed or raped someone within hours, sometimes minutes after release. Dont be asssholes about this with misleading articles...

MarshallProj Plus in the Federal.prison complex here there are almost 1000 cases and account for more than 60% of the cases here

MarshallProj JUSTICE!!!! cenkuygur theProgSoapbox Don't you just enjoy how moral & upright American Judicial System is? GOD BLESS AMERICA... AMEN! Morality is a real thing! HumanistReport, Look how mor- What...? it's immoral to let prisoners of non-lethal offence out?

MarshallProj Paul “Murderer” Manafort being given early release, or any release, is a true miscarriage of justice only capable in the United States of Apathy.

MarshallProj Just remember that the us government will kill people for being different but let this radioactive slime live a comfortable life.

MarshallProj Meanwhile. Andrew Cuomo caused massive deaths in nursing homes by sending covid patients there. Disgust for NY govenor!!!!!!!!!!!

MarshallProj You didn’t care when the porn lawyer was let out. Freaking hypocrisy

MarshallProj The rich and connected in our country have had it way too easy for way too long!

MarshallProj Yeah, we haven't noticed the rapists, pedos, murderers released and re-offending already NBC is pissy because 'fruit of the poisonous tree' Mueller investigation victims is out, though

MarshallProj Manifort had covid in jail already. Letting him out assumes that a person can get it twice. This undermines Trump's claims that we will have a vaccine soon. because if the human body does not develop antibodies then a vaccine is impossible.

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