[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 81 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E442]
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    INTRODUCTION OF THE IMPROVING REENTRY FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
             RESIDENTS IN THE BUREAU OF PRISONS ACT OF 2023

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 15, 2023

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Improving Reentry for 
District of Columbia Residents in the Bureau of Prisons Act of 2023. 
This bill would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to place 
D.C. residents serving sentences for D.C. Code felonies in BOP 
facilities within 250 miles of D.C. Under the National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, individuals 
serving sentences for D.C. Code felonies are in BOP custody.
  Currently, more than 2,000 D.C. residents are serving sentences for 
D.C. Code felonies, and they are in BOP facilities across the United 
States. While Congress will not provide funding to BOP to build a new 
facility for these D.C. residents, there are more than enough existing 
BOP facilities within 250 miles of D.C. to house all these D.C. 
residents. Under this bill, BOP could place a D.C. resident outside 250 
miles upon the request or consent of a resident, and BOP could place a 
D.C. resident outside 250 miles without consent in extraordinary 
circumstances.
  This bill would help D.C. residents in BOP maintain relationships 
with family and support networks and help them reenter society.
  I strongly urge my colleagues to support this bill.

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