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People serving time at home in the prison system due to the danger posed by the COVID-19 pandemic may be able to stay there after the Biden administration declares the virus emergency is over, according to a Justice Department rule.
Attorney General Merrick Garland signed the rule, saying the Federal Bureau of Prisons has the right to let prisoners remain in home confinement under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, provided they comply with the rules and regulations of community placement.
“The Justice Department is committed to protecting the safety of our communities and continuing to support the successful transition of those in home confinement back to society,” Mr. Garland said in a statement.
“This final rule makes clear that the director of the Bureau of Prisons has the discretion to ensure that those who have made rehabilitative progress and complied with the conditions of home confinement are not unnecessarily returned to prison.”
Former President Donald Trump signed the CARES Act in March 2020. The legislation let the BOP place some federal inmates in home confinement to limit the spread of COVID-19. --->READ MORE HERE
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The teen son of Rebekah Jones, a former Florida health department staffer who claimed she was asked to doctor COVID-19 data, was arrested this week for threatening to shoot up his school, officials said.
The 13-year-old was charged Wednesday with a second-degree felony for allegedly issuing the threats online, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Jones made headlines in 2020 for claiming she was fired from her state job as a data analyst after refusing to manipulate COVID-19 numbers for the political benefit of the DeSantis administration.
But a state inspector knocked down the assertions in a report last year, concluding that there was “insufficient” or no evidence to back them up.
Jones, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress as a Democrat against Republican Matt Gaetz, is suing to get her job back along with back pay and damages.
She said Thursday that the probe into her son’s activities began after she filed her case last month, suggesting that it was launched in retaliation.
According to police reports, the boy’s classmates at a school in Navarre told cops that he posted threatening messages and ominous memes on social media apps. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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