CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see S. 1337), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2635), H3679 [9MY]

——— improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see S. 992), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2034), H2985 [2AP]

——— limit ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners (see H.R. 2365), H3283 [25AP]

——— provide information on voting rights and registration to Federal prisoners upon their release from prison (see H.R. 893), H1334 [30JA]

——— reform use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see S. 719), S1734 [7MR]

——— require assistance to Federal prisoners who are being released to obtain appropriate identification to facilitate reentry into society (see H.R. 4797), H8387 [22OC]

——— require Director to be appointed by the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 2742), S6299 [30OC]

Bureau of the Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 794), H1217 [25JA] (see H.R. 3645), H5302 [9JY]

Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H7465 [25JY]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 399), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1097), H1461 [7FE]

——— enable incarcerated persons to petition a Federal court for a second look at certain longer sentences and establish factors for considering sentence reductions or release (see S. 2146), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3795), H5998 [17JY]

——— exempt juveniles from certain requirements for lawsuits by prisoners to provide a means to seek remedies for harm caused by mistreatment, abuse, or violence (see H.R. 5053), H8783 [12NO]

——— issue certificates of rehabilitation to formerly incarcerated individuals who have successfully reintegrated into society and no longer poses a significant risk of reoffending (see S. 2931), S6755 [21NO]

——— require States to release persons charged with a misdemeanor on non-monetary conditions only prior to court adjudication (see H.R. 2233), H3253 [10AP]

Crime: elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (see S. Res. 281), S5013 [23JY] (see H. Res. 514), H7241 [23JY]

——— prevent prisoners convicted of terrorism related offenses from being eligible for early release (see S. 1684), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2957), H4161 [23MY]

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under the law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 702), H8878 [14NO]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 2410), H3339 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for incarcerated individuals and Federal financial aid eligibility for individuals convicted of certain drug offenses (see H.R. 4073), H7467 [25JY]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see S. 1074), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2168), H3216 [9AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 74), H203 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow Federal Bureau of Prisons and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to share information with the District of Columbia to help ensure the District has services ready for returning citizens (see H.R. 5290), H9221 [3DE]

——— authorize Justice Reinvestment Initiative grant program (see H.R. 3081), H4312 [4JN]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 4488), H7988 [25SE]

——— establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison populations (see S. 1557), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2865), H4063 [21MY]

——— establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 4252), H7558 [9SE]

——— establish grant program to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in the justice system to eliminate imposition of juvenile fines and fees (see H.R. 2300), H3263 [12AP]

——— make grants to State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see S. 1983), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3496), H5199 [26JN]

——— reform sentencing, prison conditions, law enforcement training, and reentry of prisoner efforts (see S. 697), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1893), H2827 [26MR]

——— require identification for offenders reentering the community (see S. 1080), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2232), H3253 [10AP]

——— restrict authority to enter into contracts for Federal correctional facilities and community confinement facilities (see H.R. 4970), H8718 [31OC]

Dept. of Labor: make permanent a grant program to promote and assist in reentry of justice-involved individuals into the workforce (see H.R. 4937), H8717 [31OC]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 747), H9347 [6DE]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 2850), S6567 [13NO]

Employment: expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among inmates, the formerly incarcerated, high school students, those not in educational institutions, Armed Forces members, and veterans (see H.R. 4369), H7754 [17SE]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see S. 952), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1954), H2915 [28MR]

——— ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see S. 1764), S3284 [10JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 387), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1076), H1460 [7FE]

Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 239), H211 [3JA]

Housing: remove requirement that residents of residential re-entry facilities pay percentage of gross income earned during work release to offset cost of housing (see H.R. 2366), H3283 [25AP]

Immigration: establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H1458 [7FE]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 2869), S6604 [14NO]

Insurance: remove limitations on inmate eligibility for Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and veteran’s health benefits (see S. 2626), S5895 [17OC]

Law enforcement: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 2773), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 5087), H8877 [14NO]

Medicaid: allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (see H.R. 1329), H2100 [25FE]

——— allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 2511), H3440 [2MY]

——— expand requirememt for States to suspend, rather than terminate, eligibility for medical assistance while an individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 2255), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3953), H7377 [24JY]

——— provide consistent standard of health care to the incarcerated (see S. 2305), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 4141), H7488 [2AU]

——— remove limitation on an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 2628), S5895 [17OC]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 2434), S5311 [1AU]

Robinson, Rodney: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 351), H3440 [2MY]

SBA: establish pilot program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 1077), S2328 [9AP]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5065), H8826 [13NO]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5078), H8826 [13NO]

Second Chance Month: designate (see S. Res. 102), S1762 [11MR] (see H. Res. 210), H2647 [11MR]

Senior citizens: provide that amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see S. 3035), S7026 [12DE]

——— provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see H.R. 4018), H7464 [25JY]

Social Security: remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]

Taxation: exclude corporations operating prisons from the definition of taxable real estate investment trust subsidiary (see S. 1827), S3475 [13JN]

——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see S. 932), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1251), H2030 [14FE]

Terrorism: provide that prisoners serving a term of imprisonment for a terrorism related offense are ineligible for early release (see H.R. 3067), H4216 [3JN]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 196), H208 [3JA]

Factsheets

12 Key Federal Policies That Have Contributed to the U.S. Racial Wealth and Income Gap: Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice (organization), H7555 [9SE]

Letters

Government shutdown relative to budget process: Chris Allen, American Federation of Government Employees, Council of Prison Locals, Local 2008, S52 [8JA]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4018, provide that the amount of time an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, H9219 [3DE]

Remarks in House

Brush With the Law (nonprofit organization): tribute, H4018 [21MY]

Bureau of Prisons: develop tools to communicate parenting program availability and eligibility criteria to employees and pregnant inmates to ensure understanding of available resources, H3047 [3AP]

——— ensure availability of parenting classes to prisoners with limited English proficiency, H3046 [3AP]

——— ensure cultural competency training is included in trauma screening trainings provided to correctional officers and employees, including instructors and health care professionals, H3047, H3048 [3AP]

——— funding to address impact of solitary confinement on prisoners with mental health issues, H4936, H4937 [20JN]

——— limit ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners (H.R. 2365), E489 [25AP]

Census: end practice of prison gerrymandering whereby incarcerated persons are counted in census population counts as residents of correctional facilities and not their most recent residence prior to imprisonment, H2537, H2538 [7MR]

Crime: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, E1563 [9DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses, H1435 [7FE]

——— limit number of detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H1507, H1508, H1509 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow Federal Bureau of Prisons and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to share information with the District of Columbia to help ensure the District has services ready for returning citizens (H.R. 5290), E1527 [3DE]

——— Children of Incarcerated Parents Program funding, H4938 [20JN]

——— juvenile justice programs funding, H4878 [19JN]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, H968 [22JA]

——— reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation, E1563 [9DE]

——— reform juvenile justice system, H8837 [14NO], H9157 [21NO]

——— Youth PROMISE local delinquency prevention grant funding through reductions in U.S. Marshals Service Federal Prisoner Detention funding, H4888, H4889 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve effectiveness of Federal prison system for incarcerated pregnant women and mothers by establishing a program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries for children born to inmates, H3671 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (H.R. 1076), H8205 [17OC], H8288 [21OC]

Federal corrections officers: tribute, H2219 [26FE]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1530 [13FE]

Housing: remove requirement that residents of residential re-entry facilities pay percentage of gross income earned during work release to offset cost of housing (H.R. 2366), E486 [25AP]

Kinney County, TX: resolution of pay issues relative to county detention center employees, H2832 [27MR]

Natchez, MS: dedication of Proud To Take a Stand Monument, E1375 [30OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: observance, E577 [10MY]

National Institute of Justice: submit a report on status of women in Federal incarceration, develop a reentry plan and services for incarcerated women, and establish a national standard for domestic and sexual violence prevention, H3030, H3031 [3AP]

Parsons, Josh: National Association of Counties Achievement in Criminal Justice and Public Safety Award recipient, H4017 [21MY]

Robinson, Rodney: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient, H3397 [1MY]

Senior citizens: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (H.R. 4018), H9191 [3DE], E1563 [9DE]

Social Security: remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 1345), E203 [25FE]

Steberger, Cheryl: National Association of Counties Achievement in Criminal Justice and Public Safety Award recipient, H4017 [21MY]

Sugar Land, TX: discovery of gravesite of African-American victims of convict-leasing system, H2267 [27FE]

Taxation: provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (H.R. 1251), H3469 [7MY], E182 [14FE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to race relations, H2108 [26FE]

——— 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center Bipartisan Justice Award recipient, H8549 [29OC]

Voting: require Federal and State governments to send voting registration materials to eligible individuals released from prison along with notification of restoration of voting rights, H2529, H2530 [7MR]

——— secure Federal voting rights of certain currently and previously incarcerated persons, H2402 [6MR]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (H.R. 196), E4 [3JA]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit number of detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S1151, S1156, S1162 [11FE], S1290 [13FE], S1345 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: assessment of mission to provide fair and impartial administration of justice for all citizens, S1305–S1307 [13FE]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, S1301 [13FE], S3465 [13JN]

——— reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes, S7135 [18DE]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons, S2538 [1MY]

First Step Act: anniversary, S7135, S7140 [18DE]

——— implementation, S1307 [13FE]

Law enforcement: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S5553 [18SE]

Senior citizens: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (H.R. 4018), S7165, S7166 [18DE], S7170 [19DE]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration, S1297 [13FE]

Reports filed

Fair Chance To Compete for Jobs Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 387) (S. Rept. 116–33), S2385 [10AP]

Prison to Proprietorship Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5078) (H. Rept. 116–344), H10257 [12DE]

Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5065) (H. Rept. 116–343), H10257 [12DE]

Provide the Amount of Time an Elderly Offender Must Serve Before Being Eligible for Placement in Home Detention Is To Be Reduced by the Amount of Good Time Credits Earned: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 116–311), H9178 [26NO]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4018, provide that the amount of time an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, H9219 [3DE]

Texts of

H.R. 4018, provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, H9191 [3DE]

S. 719, Solitary Confinement Reform Act, S1738–S1742 [7MR]

S. 2742, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S6303 [30OC]

S. 3035, Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program Technical Corrections Act, S7029 [12DE]

S. Res. 102, Second Chance Month, S1764 [11MR]

S. Res. 281, elevate communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, S5016 [23JY]