The Marshall Project

Byron Miller’s Race Against Time

Months ago, the attorney general ordered pandemic prison releases. After 24 years behind bars, Miller is one of many still waiting for a ticket home.

As COVID-19 ravaged prisons around the country, my inbox filled with emails from frightened family members. In March, Attorney General William Barr ordered the Justice Department to release eligible people behind bars to home confinement. But federal officials have The families detailed how their incarcerated loved ones met Barr’s criteria, and questioned why they remained in prison. What was the hold up, they wondered?

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