The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal); Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- CARES Act s. 12003(b)(2), Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281, 516; 18 U.S.C. 3624(c)(2)
- Issued
- 2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-03
- End
- The section 12003(b)(2) authority ran through 30 days after the end of the national emergency (to May 10, 2023) (read as 2023-05-10)
- In force
- Apr. 3, 2020 to May 10, 2023
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationOther
- Addressees
- Director, Bureau of Prisons
- Functions reached
- PL placements (residential reentry centers)
- CB inmate population
- WF
- Collection
- Other federal health agencies AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER
Operative words
the CARES Act now authorizes me to expand the cohort of inmates who can be considered for home release upon my finding that emergency conditions are materially affecting the functioning of the Bureau of Prisons. I hereby make that finding and direct that, as detailed below, you give priority in implementing these new standards to the most vulnerable inmates at the most affected facilities
Enforcement
Statutory finding triggering expanded home-confinement authority
Notes
The Attorney General's formal finding that COVID-19 emergency conditions were 'materially affecting the functioning of the Bureau of Prisons' remained operative through 2021 Q3.