134 FILE PHOTO: Kendrick Fulton, who was released to home confinement due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, finishes his first walk since he had knee surgery in Round Rock, Texas, U.S., April 8, 2021. He wears an ankle monitor that he must charge nightly in order to comply with the terms of his release. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona Reuters – A coalition of U.S. criminal justice reform advocates on Wednesday sent the Justice Department a proposal to help prevent the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from sending thousands of federal inmates released during the pandemic back to prison. In a letter to department officials, the groups offered the Justice Department an analysis, which concludes that the BOP has legal authority to keep people out on home confinement after the emergency is lifted.