“38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison” during the Obama administration.”
What FactCheck.org found
When measuring from December 31, 2008, to December 31, 2016, the number of prisoners in federal custody declined by about 12,000.
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In short
Joe Biden (Democratic presidential nominee) made this claim around 22 October 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 October 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
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