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TYLER, TX (KLTV) -
Thousands of federal inmates are set to be released from prisons across the nation as a part of revised sentencing guidelines.
The new guidelines apply to federal inmates who are serving time for non-violent drug offenses. The changes were introduced by the United States Sentencing Commission and passed by Congress to reduce the population in federal prisons and costs associated with housing those inmates.
The Commission allowed for the revision of the sentences of certain inmates based on a sentencing table that has been used by federal courts since 1987. If a court decided their sentence could be revised, the inmate had their sentence revised by two levels. In some instances, that meant an offender would be released, in other instances it just means a lesser sentence.
The inmates who are granted release will be allowed to leave starting on November 1, 2015.
According to figures by the Bureau of Prisons, 4,131 offenders are set to be released. Texas is set to receive 578 inmates, more than any other state.
Statistics from the U.S. Sentencing Commission show that most of the sentencing revisions were related to methamphetamine, crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
Prisons have been at 32 percent overcapacity, according to figures by the Sentencing Commission. The Bureau of Prisons budget is more than $6 billion, or about a quarter of the entire budget for the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Bureau of Prisons said they are not releasing breakdowns by the county where the offender is from, where the inmates will release from, or demographic information due to privacy concerns and other issues.
Read more: http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/30355093/feds-set-to-release-thousands-of-prisoners#ixzz3psw9f1U9
Thousands of federal inmates are set to be released from prisons across the nation as a part of revised sentencing guidelines.
The new guidelines apply to federal inmates who are serving time for non-violent drug offenses. The changes were introduced by the United States Sentencing Commission and passed by Congress to reduce the population in federal prisons and costs associated with housing those inmates.
The Commission allowed for the revision of the sentences of certain inmates based on a sentencing table that has been used by federal courts since 1987. If a court decided their sentence could be revised, the inmate had their sentence revised by two levels. In some instances, that meant an offender would be released, in other instances it just means a lesser sentence.
The inmates who are granted release will be allowed to leave starting on November 1, 2015.
According to figures by the Bureau of Prisons, 4,131 offenders are set to be released. Texas is set to receive 578 inmates, more than any other state.
Statistics from the U.S. Sentencing Commission show that most of the sentencing revisions were related to methamphetamine, crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
Prisons have been at 32 percent overcapacity, according to figures by the Sentencing Commission. The Bureau of Prisons budget is more than $6 billion, or about a quarter of the entire budget for the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Bureau of Prisons said they are not releasing breakdowns by the county where the offender is from, where the inmates will release from, or demographic information due to privacy concerns and other issues.
Read more: http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/30355093/feds-set-to-release-thousands-of-prisoners#ixzz3psw9f1U9
