CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Appointments

National Prison Rape Reduction Commission, H991 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions

Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (see H.R. 5399), H10078 [19NO]

Bailor, Adela T. and Darryl: relief (H.R. 3646), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 589), H1740 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 4982), H6704 [22JY]

———establish the Office of Community Justice Services (see S. 2977), S11305 [11OC]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 2789), S9075 [10SE] (see S. 2923), S10703 [7OC] (see H.R. 4676), H4893 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: implement Inspector General recommendations relative to Indian tribal detention facilities (see S. 2734), S8687 [22JY]

Employment: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (see H.R. 5075), H7137 [14SE]

———establish a commission to review Federal inmate work opportunities (see S. 2414), S5371 [12MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: reform (see H.R. 5386), H9999 [18NO]

Jarno, Malik: relief (see H.R. 4878), H6127 [20JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 621), H2548 [4MY]

Sentencing: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4752), H5150 [25JN]

Taxation: allow issuance of tax credit bonds for Indian tribal prison facility funding (see S. 2919), S10702 [7OC]

U.S. Parole Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 4036), H1592 [25MR]

Remarks in House

Crime: criminal justice, correctional system reform, and crime control programs funding, H1502 [25MR]

DeMatteo, Joseph: Corrections USA (organization) Life Saving Award recipient, E853 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: assist Iraqi Government in destroying Abu Ghraib prison and replacing it with a modern detention facility, H3370-H3372 [19MY], E948 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, H8869-H8871 [8OC], E1956 [11OC]

Dept. of Justice: ex-offender reentry programs funding, H5276, H5277 [7JY]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (H.R. 4676), H6540 [21JY]

Employment: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (H.R. 5075), E1618 [14SE], E2190 [7DE]

Immigration: enforce existing Federal law that localities report aliens who commit crimes to immigration authorities, H5261, H5262 [7JY]

Jarno, Malik: relief (H.R. 4878), E1432 [20JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: observance, H2999 [13MY]

Sentencing: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (H.R. 4752), E1283 [25JN]

Taxation: provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (H.R. 2166), H130 [28JA], H6540 [21JY]

Wilson, Chris: Corrections USA (organization) Gold Medal of Valor recipient, E853 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 132), S1994 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Office of Community Justice Services (S. 2977), S11306 [11OC]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (S. 2789), S9077 [10SE]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (S. 2923), S10717-S10725 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior: implement Inspector General recommendations relative to Indian tribal detention facilities (S. 2734), S8712 [22JY]

Taxation: allow issuance of tax credit bonds for Indian tribal prison facility funding (S. 2919), S10714-S10716 [7OC]

Reports filed

Allow Private Sector Businesses To Compete for Federal Procurement Contracts Granted to Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 346) (S. Rept. 108-415), S11495 [18NO]

Texts of

S. 2734, Indian Tribal Detention Facility Reform Act, S8712 [22JY]

S. 2919, allow issuance of tax credit bonds for Indian tribal prison facility funding, S10714 [7OC]

S. 2923, Enhanced Second Chance Act—Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention, S10718-S10724 [7OC]

S. 2977, Protecting Our Communities by Making Returning Offenders Better Citizens Act, S11307-S11309 [11OC]