The U.S. Parole Commission has been undercounting prisoners under its jurisdiction, the latest in a string of troubles to plague the federal agency.
The government agency thatThe U.S. Parole Commission's miscounting
The report said the number of people in prison who were convicted before late 1987 had grown by 69% in one year —"inconceivable," Weisselberg said. Linda Evans, who spent more than 16 years in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, said she was counted"at least eight times a day." , even though the panel that once had five members making decisions about federal parole release now only has two.
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