CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Articles and editorials
Former Jailer Remembered as ‘‘Good Man’’, S1000 [28FE]
Leahy and Paul Plan on Mandatory Sentencing Makes Sense, S6005 [29JY]
Needed—A New Safety Valve, S6005 [29JY]
Paul-Leahy Sentencing Bill Will Ensure Time Fits the Crime, S6004 [29JY]
Prison-Sentence Reform, S6006 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions
Budget: reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H5766 [19SE]
Bureau of Prisons: provide certain voting information to Federal prisoners upon their release from prison (see H.R. 3688), H7627 [10DE]
——— provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1143), H1396 [13MR]
——— rename as the Bureau of Corrections (see H.R. 2984), H5396 [2AU]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3741), H8108 [12DE]
Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 1537), H1991 [12AP]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 619), S2026 [20MR] (see H.R. 1695), H2297 [24AP]
Crime: ensure prisoners do not profit from their violent acts through the sale of ‘‘murderabilia’’ by restricting mailing and delivery privileges of prisoners for commercial purposes (see S. 1549), S6886 [24SE]
——— reduce recidivism and increase public safety (see S. 1675), S7927 [7NO]
Dept. of Justice: establish Office of the Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Services (see H.R. 3669), H7566 [5DE]
——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]
——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2264), H3215 [5JN]
Diseases: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 895), H814 [28FE]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 3382), H6951 [30OC]
FCC: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 1403), H1836 [25MR]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 2098), H2910 [22MY]
Foreign aid: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (see S. 657), S2328 [22MR]
Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 2392), H3653 [14JN]
Health: reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and housing benefit eligibility to the formerly incarcerated (see H.R. 2599), H4174 [28JN]
Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2264), H3215 [5JN]
Law enforcement: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see S. 1783), S8565 [9DE] (see H.R. 2656), H4482 [11JY]
——— increase supervision of persons required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of release from prison and criminalize disabling of such devices (see H.R. 3669), H7566 [5DE]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S329 [28JA] (see H.R. 401), H280 [23JA]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H315 [1FE]
POW: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see S. 1147), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 2325), H3287 [11JN]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1690), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 3465), H7050 [13NO]
Sentencing: clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 2371), H3591 [13JN]
Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 3123), H5654 [18SE]
States: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 62), H29 [3JA]
U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 3190), H5883 [26SE]
Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 2826), H5087 [25JY]
Letters
Allow transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S.: Chuck Hagel, Sec. of Defense, S8178 [19NO]
——— Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S8178 [19NO]
——— Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (organization), S8173 [19NO]
——— James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S8173, S8178 [19NO]
——— John F. Kerry, Sec. of State, S8178 [19NO]
——— several retired military officers, S8179 [19NO]
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: Senator Coburn, S5795 [18JY]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., H7342 [21NO]
——— allow use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H7265 [20NO]
——— allow use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S., H3068, H3072, H3073 [4JN], H3313 [12JN], E821 [6JN]
——— allow use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to their home countries and bring individuals not cleared for release to the U.S. to be charged, tried, and sentenced, H4925, H4926 [23JY]
——— conditions and treatment of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3671 [17JN], H7341 [21NO]
——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or Yemen, and for upgrading U.S. facilities to house detainees, H7342 [21NO]
——— prohibit funding to continue to detain any individual at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who has been cleared for release, H5007–H5009 [24JY]
——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5009 [24JY]
——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded recreational facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E879 [14JN]
——— prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3595, H3596 [14JN], H4974 [23JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a certain date, to the U.S., H3170–H3172 [5JN]
——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3193 [5JN]
Dept. of Justice: implement national standards to eliminate sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, H5054 [25JY]
POW: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H3539–H3542 [13JN]
Prison Rape Elimination Act: anniversary, H5054 [25JY]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3465), H7095–H7097 [14NO], E1725 [21NO]
U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 3190), H6579 [14OC]
Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 2826), E1141 [25JY]
Remarks in Senate
Connecticut: enactment of successful juvenile justice reforms, S9098 [20DE]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences, S6511–S6513 [17SE]
——— allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (S. 619), S2028 [20MR], S4498 [17JN], S6004 [29JY]
Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., S8160, S8164–S8170, S8172–S8180 [19NO]
——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or Yemen, and for upgrading U.S. facilities to house detainees, S8162–S8167, S8169, S8177–S8180 [19NO]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 1410), S6184 [1AU]
Foreign aid: eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, sanitation, and safety (S. 657), S2335–S2337 [22MR]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 162), S2676 [16AP], S7712 [31OC], S9045 [19DE]
Prison Rape Elimination Act: anniversary, S5961 [25JY]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (S. 1690), S8001 [13NO]
U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 3190), S7685 [30OC], S9043 [19DE]
Reports filed
Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 657), S8048 [14NO]
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 162), S4792 [20JN]
Texts of
H.R. 3190, U.S. Parole Commission Extension Act, H6579 [14OC]
S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act, S6129 [31JY]
S. 1549, Stop the Sale of Murderabilia Act, S6891 [24SE]
S. 1690, Second Chance Act reauthorization, S8002–S8006 [13NO]