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Prison Inmates: Better Plans Needed Before Felons Are Released

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 20, 1993
Report No. GGD-93-92
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Summary:

In studying inmates after their release from prison, GAO found that the Bureau of Prisons often failed to provide complete and timely release plans to probation officers. In more than half of GAO's sample of 73 cases, Bureau officials did not provide release plans to probation officers at least 60 to 90 days before an inmate's release. Plans were often nonexistent or lacked important information needed to monitor an inmate in the community. This shortcoming can lead to problems, such as an increased likelihood of inmates returning to crime, inmates being on the street with nowhere to go, and inmates not getting the medical or substance abuse treatment they need.

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