(I) placing incarcerated individ-
uals with confirmed or suspected 
cases of COVID–19 in medical isola-
tion; 
(II) ensuring that medical isola-
tion for COVID–19 is distinct from 
punitive solitary confinement; 
(III) keeping to an absolute min-
imum the movement outside the med-
ical isolation space of incarcerated in-
dividuals with confirmed or suspected 
cases of COVID–19; and 
(IV) safely cohorting, if nec-
essary, COVID–19-infected incarcer-
ated individuals; and 
(iii) with respect to provision of 
care— 
(I) ensuring that incarcerated 
persons receive medical evaluation and 
treatment at the first signs of 
COVID–19 symptoms, including in 
cases where a facility is not able to 
provide such evaluation and treatment 
onsite; 
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(II) providing incarcerated indi-
viduals with onsite healthcare; and 
(III) providing incarcerated indi-
viduals with healthcare services in the 
community, as necessary; and 
(D) all other aspects of the Interim Guid-
ance; 
(2) the process for determining which incarcer-
ated persons qualify for home confinement, including 
listing every factor that is taken into consideration, 
and how the factors are weighed to determine quali-
fication, including— 
(A) how many incarcerated persons have 
been reviewed for home confinement; 
(B) how many incarcerated persons have 
qualified for and have been moved into home 
confinement, and the average length of time be-
tween review, approval, and transfer; 
(C) how the prior convictions of an incar-
cerated person are used to determine who quali-
fies for home confinement, including whether 
certain convictions are weighed more heavily 
than others, and whether a prior conviction re-
gardless of severity automatically bars an incar-
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cerated person from qualifying for home con-
finement; and 
(D) demographic data of the incarcerated 
persons who are considered for home confine-
ment and of the incarcerated persons who are 
ultimately 
chosen 
for 
home 
confinement, 
disaggregated by age, race, gender, ethnicity, 
level of offense, how much time remains on 
their sentence, and whether the individual is 
high risk for COVID–19; 
(3) the process for determining which incarcer-
ated persons qualify for compassionate release, in-
cluding listing every factor that is taken into consid-
eration, and how the factors are weighed to deter-
mine qualification, including— 
(A) how many incarcerated persons have 
been reviewed for compassionate release; 
(B) how many incarcerated persons have 
qualified 
for 
compassionate 
release, 
disaggregated by compassionate releases ap-
proved by the Bureau of Prisons and compas-
sionate releases granted by courts, and the av-
erage length of time between review, approval, 
and release; 
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(C) how the prior convictions of an incar-
cerated person are used to determine who quali-
fies for compassionate release, including wheth-
er certain convictions are weighed more heavily 
than others, and whether a prior conviction re-
gardless of severity automatically bars an incar-
cerated person from qualifying for compas-
sionate release; and 
(D) demographic data of the incarcerated 
persons who are considered for compassionate 
release and of the incarcerated persons who are 
ultimately chosen for compassionate release, 
disaggregated by age, race, gender, ethnicity, 
level of offense, and how much time remains on 
their sentence; 
(4) the process of providing information to fam-
ilies and emergency contacts of incarcerated persons 
who have tested positive for COVID–19, including 
how long it takes on average for families and emer-
gency contacts to be notified after initial diagnosis, 
and how often facilities follow up with families and 
emergency contacts to update them on the health 
condition of the incarcerated person; 
(5) resource limitations, if any, that have inhib-
ited the ability of the Department of Justice and 
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Bureau of Prisons to fully implement the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention’s Interim Guide-
lines; and 
(6) what actions are being taken to modernize 
the electronic health records systems of the Bureau 
of Prisons. 
Æ 
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