2016-13294: Compassionate Release
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The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes changes to its regulations on compassionate release, including changing the title to "Reduction in Sentence in Extraordinary and Compelling Circumstances"; deleting language which indicates that the Bureau will only allow reductions in sentence for circumstances "which could not reasonably have been foreseen by the court at the time of sentencing"; and modifying and adding language to clarify the ineligibility of certain inmates for reductions in sentence and the eligibility of District of Columbia Code felony inmates (D.C. Code felony inmates) for medical and geriatric release.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
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