Reuters: Thousands of low-level U.S. inmates released in pandemic could be headed back to prison
Criminal justice reform advocacy groups say that if the White House leaves the policy in place, it will destroy the lives of thousands of people who pose little public safety risk and have already landed jobs, returned to school and tried to reintegrate into society.
“Allowing this memo to stay on the books is in direct conflict with the administration’s commitment to criminal justice reform,” said Inimai Chettiar, a director at the Justice Action Network.