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The intersection of the First Step Act’s mandatory community placement requirements and the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) chronic shortage of halfway houses has created an urgent need for over 12,000 additional residential reentry beds annually. With waitlists extending six to nine months in high-demand judicial districts, local jails represent the most viable solution to this systemic challenge.

This crisis demands immediate attention because rural jails often maintain available capacity that could serve federal populations, while urban facilities often have rehabilitative programming that aligns with BOP requirements. Federal reimbursements provide more reliable revenue streams than county appropriations, and early participating jails will establish themselves as preferred partners for future federal agreements.

This seminar will provide sheriffs and jail administrators with critical insights about the statutory framework requiring BOP to expand community placements, the operational limitations preventing BOP from meeting current demand, the specific provisions of 41 USC 353 that authorize full reimbursement for housing federal reentry populations, and the infrastructure requirements for local facilities to qualify as reentry housing.

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