"Biden Vows to Halt GOP's Plan to Return 3,000 Individuals to Federal Prison"
The Biden administration has threatened to veto a Republican Senate resolution that would send approximately 3,000 federal offenders back to prison after they were released to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The administration opposes the resolution, citing the low recidivism rate among those released to home confinement and the cost savings compared to incarceration. Criminal justice advocates argue that the program has been successful and it would be cruel to send people back to prison after they have thrived on the outside. The resolution is the latest development in an ongoing battle between the Biden administration, criminal justice advocacy groups, and Republicans over the continuation of the pandemic-era policy.