Bureau of Prisons Director Goes

From HuffPost: Bureau of Prisons leader retiring under political pressure from lawmakers seeking his ouster.

A Bureau of Prisons message to employees on Wednesday said that "after 30 years of service with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Michael Carvajal, Director, this week notified Justice Department leadership of his plans to retire."

"At the request of the Attorney General, Director Carvajal has agreed to continue to lead the agency until a successor is named," the message said. "When his successor has been named, further details regarding Director Carvajal's retirement date will be provided."

About time but one more quote:

 Durbin, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and other lawmakers have criticized Carvajal for the agency's handling of releasing inmates who qualified for home confinement under the CARES Act or the First Step Act.

"In the nearly two years since Director Carvajal was handpicked by then-Attorney General Bill Barr, he has failed to address the mounting crises in our nation's federal prison system, including failing to fully implement the landmark First Step Act," Durbin said in a Wednesday night statement, calling the resignation "an opportunity for new, reform-minded leadership at the Bureau of Prisons."

Fort Dix FCI did not want to give anyone compassionate release during my time there during Covid. That some were released tells only the number of those inmates at a high risk of death. Nor were they interested in moving anyone onto home detention or even giving anyone the statutory maximum (one year) for halfway house. My case manager thought I would get 6 months halfway time when I got only four. The feeling among us inmates was that the BOP did not want to turn loose if us.

As for a more reform BOP, Congress is to blame. Congress kicked rehabilitation out if the federal criminal justice system decades ago.

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