The Columbian: Is Biden overlooking the Bureau of Prisons as reform target?

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Advocates say that while the Democratic president has talked a good game, his actions tell a different story, particularly because the Justice Department has refused to reverse a legal opinion requiring inmates released during the pandemic to return to prison.

“There isn’t an appetite in the administration to act,” said Inimai Chettiar of the Justice Action Network.

The administration has prioritized infrastructure as its top legislative target and is intently focused on working to contain rising coronavirus cases. Other issues — like prisons — have prompted impassioned speeches but less action. Administration officials say it’s just been six months, a half-year colored by the virus, and much more is in store.

https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/jul/29/is-biden-overlooking-bureau-of-prisons-as-reform-target/