3.0.0 6113 2023-01-11T13:33:45Z 2023-01-11T13:33:45Z House HR 2016-09-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:H.R. 6113.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Sections 1 and 8[Page H5801]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2016-10-18T13:44:17Z Referred to 2016-09-21T14:00:31Z 2016-10-18 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2016-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 N Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Public contracts and procurement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-09-21 Introduced in House 2017-05-16T14:54:35Z End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to phase out existing contracts with private prison companies and private community confinement facilities.

It amends the federal criminal code to require federal employees to perform the core correctional services—housing, safeguarding, protecting, and disciplining of offenders—at correctional facilities used by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) or the U.S. Marshals Service.

The bill also prohibits the BOP from entering into or maintaining contracts with private companies to manage community confinement facilities (e.g., halfway houses).

DOJ must evaluate the effectiveness of and develop guidelines for recidivism reduction programs at community confinement facilities.

The Marshals Service must annually inspect each correctional facility it uses for confinement.

The BOP must provide to prisoners, as part of prerelease procedures, information and counseling about: criminal record expungement; educational, employment, and treatment programs; and applications for public assistance programs. The BOP must also provide prisoners with post-release information about fines, assessments, surcharges, restitution, and other penalties.

]]> End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2016 Display Title End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To restrict the authority of the Attorney General to enter into contracts for Federal correctional facilities and community confinement facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6113ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6113ih.xml 2016-10-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.