September 15, 2021–Due Process Institute signed a letter with a coalition of organizations calling on President Joe Biden to grant clemency to all individuals on CARES Act home confinement and not exclude a subset of people based on an arbitrary criteria.
All of these people – regardless of the type of offense they committed or the number of years remaining on their sentence – have demonstrated that they should not be in prison. There is no public safety benefit to reincarcerating any of them, and yet the costs of separating them from their families, communities, and jobs would be enormous. We urge you to reject applying arbitrary criteria unmoored to public safety needs that will produce massive injustices.
Furthermore, many on CARES Act home confinement have forged deep and important connections with their children after years of separation. Many are working hard at jobs they aspired to for years. These are diligent workers who don’t take their employment for granted. They are saving money, buying cars, taking out mortgages, planning weddings. They are living full and productive lives. All of them deserve a chance to move on with their lives.