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A '''prison furlough''' is when a prisoner is allowed to leave [[prison]] and then return. Furloughs can be escorted or unescorted. When the prisoner has to be accompanied by guards, often they are required to pay for these expenses of the furlough. Furloughs are sometimes granted for medical reasons, to attend funerals, or to make contact for employment upon release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=72.66&full=true|title=Chapter 72.66 RCW: FURLOUGHS FOR PRISONERS|website=app.leg.wa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1975/ii7507198.html |title= A look at the state's Prison Furlough Program |via=niu.edu |first=Eugene |last=Eidenberg |date=July 1975 |work=Illinois Issues |accessdate=21 September 2020 }}</ref> There is some evidence that furloughs reduce violent outbursts, although there have also been high-profile cases in which furloughed prisoners committed crimes while on furlough, or returned late or remained at large.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/05/us/prison-furloughs-in-massachusetts-threaten-dukakis-record-on-crime.html |first=Robin |last=Toner |title=Prison Furloughs in Massachusetts Threaten Dukakis Record on Crime|date=5 July 1988|website=The New York Times}}</ref> In the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]], furloughs are not considered a reward for good behavior, nor a means to shorten a criminal sentence, but are intended strictly to further correctional goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/5280_008.pdf |title=Change Notice 5280.08 |date=4 February 1998 |website=[[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] |accessdate=21 September 2020 }}</ref> |
A '''prison furlough''' is when a prisoner is allowed to leave [[prison]] and then return. Furloughs can be escorted or unescorted. When the prisoner has to be accompanied by guards, often they are required to pay for these expenses of the furlough. Furloughs are sometimes granted for medical reasons, to attend funerals, or to make contact for employment upon release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=72.66&full=true|title=Chapter 72.66 RCW: FURLOUGHS FOR PRISONERS|website=app.leg.wa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1975/ii7507198.html |title= A look at the state's Prison Furlough Program |via=niu.edu |first=Eugene |last=Eidenberg |date=July 1975 |work=Illinois Issues |accessdate=21 September 2020 }}</ref> There is some evidence that furloughs reduce violent outbursts, although there have also been high-profile cases in which furloughed prisoners committed crimes while on furlough, or returned late or remained at large.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/05/us/prison-furloughs-in-massachusetts-threaten-dukakis-record-on-crime.html |first=Robin |last=Toner |title=Prison Furloughs in Massachusetts Threaten Dukakis Record on Crime|date=5 July 1988|website=The New York Times}}</ref> In the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]], furloughs are not considered a reward for good behavior, nor a means to shorten a criminal sentence, but are intended strictly to further correctional goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/5280_008.pdf |title=Change Notice 5280.08 |date=4 February 1998 |website=[[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] |accessdate=21 September 2020 }}</ref> |
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A prison furlough is when a prisoner is allowed to leave prison and then return. Furloughs can be escorted or unescorted. When the prisoner has to be accompanied by guards, often they are required to pay for these expenses of the furlough. Furloughs are sometimes granted for medical reasons, to attend funerals, or to make contact for employment upon release.[1][2] There is some evidence that furloughs reduce violent outbursts, although there have also been high-profile cases in which furloughed prisoners committed crimes while on furlough, or returned late or remained at large.[3] In the Federal Bureau of Prisons, furloughs are not considered a reward for good behavior, nor a means to shorten a criminal sentence, but are intended strictly to further correctional goals.[4]
References
- ^ "Chapter 72.66 RCW: FURLOUGHS FOR PRISONERS". app.leg.wa.gov.
- ^ Eidenberg, Eugene (July 1975). "A look at the state's Prison Furlough Program". Illinois Issues. Retrieved 21 September 2020 – via niu.edu.
- ^ Toner, Robin (5 July 1988). "Prison Furloughs in Massachusetts Threaten Dukakis Record on Crime". The New York Times.
- ^ "Change Notice 5280.08" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Prisons. 4 February 1998. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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