[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 816 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 816

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal 
                 comforts in the Federal prison system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 1997

  Mr. Castle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal 
                 comforts in the Federal prison system.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal No Frills Prisons Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN AMENITIES AND 
              PERSONAL COMFORTS IN THE FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM.

    No Federal funds may be used to provide any of the following 
amenities or personal comforts in the Federal prison system:
            (1) In-cell television viewing, except for prisoners who 
        are segregated from the general prison population for their own 
        safety.
            (2) Viewing of any motion picture rated R, X, or NC-17, 
        without regard to the medium through which the motion picture 
        is presented.
            (3) Instruction (whether live or through broadcasts), or 
        training equipment, for boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or any 
        other martial art, or any bodybuilding or weightlifting 
        equipment of any sort.
            (4) Possession of any in-cell coffee pot, hot plate, or 
        heating element.
            (5) Use or possession of any electric or electronic musical 
        instrument.
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