Sen Kennedy, "YOU LET 30,000 PRISONERS GO & HAVE NO CLUE HOW MANY CAME BACK! WITH 40,000 EMPLOYEES?"
In a gripping Senate hearing, Senator John Kennedy fiercely confronts DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz and Federal Prisons Director Colette Peters. Kennedy's outrage centers on the release of 30,000 prisoners under the First Step Act with no clear data on how many have reoffended. This intense moment highlights concerns about oversight and effectiveness within the federal prison system.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) relentlessly questioned DOJ IG Michael Horowitz and Federal Prisons Dir. Colette Peters about released prisoners, leading to an interchange with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). "30,000 criminals you let free, how many of them have come back?" So that number is one that we're still looking at. "Don't have any idea?" "No, Senator." "You don't have anybody at the Bureau that can count?" "I do not have that number in front of me." "So let me get this straight. The First Step Act was passed in 2018. This is 2024. Am I right so far?" "That's correct." "That's six years. And in six years, you've let 30,000 criminals go. Right?" "That's correct." "And you don't have the slightest idea of how many of them committed another crime and came back?" "I don't have that number in front of me today, sir." "And you run the Bureau of Prisons?" "That's correct." "And how many employees do you have?" "About 40,000 employees." "Oh my God. General, I know you've got a lot to do, but could you give us a hand here and let's find out whether the First Step Act worked and how many, if we've released 30,000 criminals after six years, our director here doesn't know how many have committed another crime and come back. Can you help us?" "Senator, I can certainly follow up on that issue. I will just—"
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