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July 26, 2021

4,000 Homebound Detainees Could Be Sent Back to Prison After Pandemic Emergency Order Lifted
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In other coronavirus news, advocates are calling on the Biden
administration to take action after it upheld a Trump memo which would
send some 4,000 prisoners, currently in home confinement, back to jail
once the pandemic state of emergency is lifted. Either Biden would have
to commute their sentences or Congress could pass a law extending home
confinement beyond the emergency order.


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