Cory Booker Instagram – In March of 2020, COVID-19 was killing thousands of people a day across the world with no end in sight.
Among the most vulnerable were U.S. prisoners. Lawmakers from both parties recognized that people in prison with no history of violence, who had medical vulnerabilities, or who committed nonviolent offenses could be safely removed from prisons and put on home confinement to lower the risk of COVID spreading.
Congress went to work and passed the CARES Act unanimously in the Senate and with all but a handful of votes in the House, and it was immediately signed into law by President Trump.
Home Confinement has not only proved to be enormously successful in keeping people out of prison, but has proven to save taxpayers a tremendous amount of money.
This program has allowed people to begin the process of reintegrating into society. They have jobs, go to school, and take care of their families.
Now, some Republican Senators want to end this successful program and return people who have successfully returned to their communities to prison. This makes no sense. Sending thousands of people who are successfully complying with home confinement requirements back to prison is morally wrong and fiscally irresponsible.
We should protect Home Confinement and continue this successful program. | Posted on 18/Mar/2024 21:19:48
