Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Justice Department is endorsing a plan that would speed up the release dates for well-behaved prisoners in a plan aimed at saving on detention costs, NPR reports.
Strapped for cash, the Justice Department is looking for ways to handle the overcrowded federal prison system that handles 218,000 inmates.
Under the plan, inmates would be given two-months credit for every year they participate in a program that reduce recidivism, according to NPR.
A second plan would increase from 47 to 54 the number of days an inmate can receive for good behavior.
