3.0.0 2054 2023-01-11T13:29:45Z 2023-01-11T13:29:45Z Senate S 2015-09-17 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-09-17T20:19:38Z Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015 114 3638 HR 2015-10-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015 114 3543 HR 2015-10-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2015-09-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-09-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer credit Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Detention of persons Disability and paralysis Family relationships Human trafficking Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Mental health Public contracts and procurement Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication User charges and fees Women's health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-09-17 Introduced in Senate 2016-10-19T19:32:56Z Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015

This bill requires federal, state, and local governments and their employees to directly operate and perform core services at adult prisons and detention centers.

The bill reestablishes parole for eligible federal prisoners sentenced on or after January 1, 2017. (The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987.)

It authorizes the United States Parole Commission to: (1) grant or deny a parole application or recommendation; (2) impose conditions on, modify, or revoke parole; and (3) maintain supervision of paroled offenders.

Financial service providers at prisons and detention centers must impose reasonable and proportional fees and charges for money transfer services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must establish standards to assess such fees or charges.

The bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to cap prison phone call rates and connection charges, require telecommunications providers to offer collect and debit account call services, restrict commission payments and ancillary service charges, and require correctional facility administrators to allow more than one telecommunications provider.

It eliminates the provision that requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain at least 34,000 detention beds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must establish nationwide alternatives to detention programs and determine detention bed capacity based solely on detention needs.

DHS must conduct annual inspections and routine oversight of detention facilities.

The bill prohibits family detention and requires DHS to establish alternatives to detention programs for detained family units. Also, it prohibits separation of a family to detain a family member, except DHS may detain an alien parent who is dangerous to the community and inadmissible on terrorism-related grounds.


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