Office of the Attorney General; Home Confinement Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice 28 CFR Part 0 [BOP Docket No. 1179; AG Order No. 5641-2023] RIN 1120-AB79 ( printed page 19830) AGENCY: Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (“Director”), during the covered emergency period and upon a finding by the Attorney General that emergency conditions resulting from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic materially affect the functioning of the Bureau of Prisons (“Bureau” or “BOP”), to lengthen the maximum amount of time for which a prisoner may be placed in home confinement. The Department of Justice (“Department” or “DOJ”) promulgates this final rule to affirm that the Director has the authority and discretion to allow prisoners placed in home confinement under the CARES Act to remain in home confinement after the expiration of the covered emergency period. DATES: This rule is effective May 4, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel J. Crooks III, Assistant General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Prisons, (202) 353-4885. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Overview In this document, the Department promulgates a final rule (“rule”) granting the Director the authority and discretion to allow prisoners placed in home confinement under the CARES Act to remain in home confinement after …