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Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-081 Order Primary source read

Memorandum for Director of Bureau of Prisons, Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 26, 2020)

Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

William P. Barr, Attorney General · United States (federal); Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States (federal); Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
Level
Federal
Authority
18 U.S.C. 3624(c)(2) (home confinement), 3621(b); 28 U.S.C. 509-510
Issued
2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26
End
In force through the emergency; supplemented Apr. 3, 2020 (read as 2020-04-03)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to Apr. 3, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • Director, Bureau of Prisons
Functions reached
  • PL placements (residential reentry centers; home-confinement monitoring contractors)
  • CB inmate population
Collection
Other federal health agencies AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER

Operative words

I am issuing this Memorandum to ensure that we utilize home confinement, where appropriate, to protect the health and safety of BOP personnel and the people in our custody.... I am hereby directing you to prioritize the use of your various statutory authorities to grant home confinement for inmates seeking transfer in connection with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Enforcement

Direction to a subordinate agency head under 28 U.S.C. 509-510