# Federal Prisoners Can Spend Years On Home Confinement, At A Cost

- Source: Forbes - Business
- Published: 2026-11-07T18:32:24+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2026/11/07/federal-prisoners-can-spend-years-on-home-confinement-at-a-cost/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/federal-prisoners-can-spend-years-on-home-confinement-at-a-cost-f205b4/

The Bureau of Prisons has an issue with capacity at its halfway houses and the problem is going to get worse with the First Step Act.

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