The Department of Justice is introducing a new system to identify programs that inmates can take part in to reduce recidivism and also assess an inmate's likelihood of re-offending before they are released. The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has already assessed nearly all the 175,269 inmates in federal custody to identify programs they may need to help reduce the risk of recidivism. The law stipulates that inmates be screened using the risk tool released in July and designed to predict the likelihood that inmates may commit other offenses or violent crimes. "The BOP is working to incorporate these recommended changes to the risk assessment tool and will conduct a review to determine which inmates may have their risk score and level adjusted," the DOJ said in a statement. So far, the department released 124 inmates under the compassionate-release program in 2019, compared with 34 in 2018.

Source: Fox News January 16, 2020 02:26 UTC