CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Amendments
Dept. of Justice: make publicly available list of each State and local government that permits cashless bail (H.R. 5625), consideration (H. Res. 1275), H3410 [13MY]
Articles and editorials
Mass Deportation by the Numbers—ICE Arrests Are Growing But Fewer Have a Criminal History, S311 [28JA]
Un-American Assault on Minnesota—Federal Officials Are Lying. My State’s Corrections Department Honors All Immigration Detainers, S310 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions
Bureau of Prisons: ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologists for female prisoners (see H.R. 7733), H2332 [26FE]
——— provide for civil commitment of persons who are danger to public safety (see H.R. 8452), H3067 [22AP]
——— regulate monitoring of electronic communications between prisoners and attorneys or other legal representative (see S. 3850), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7491), H2185 [11FE]
——— submit annual summary report of disaster damage to Congress (see S. 3664), S256 [15JA] (see H.R. 7111), H919 [15JA]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 4608), S2416 [20MY] (see H.R. 8940), H3669 [20MY]
Census: require that individual incarcerated on date on which decennial census is taken shall be attributed to last place of residence prior to incarceration (see H.R. 7375), H2030 [4FE]
Courts: enable incarcerated persons to petition Federal court for second look at certain longer sentences and establish factors for considering sentence reductions or release (see H.R. 8549), H3131 [28AP]
——— give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases (see S. 3960), S731 [2MR]
Crime: account for age of certain juvenile offenders and allow Dept. of HHS to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 8547), H3131 [28AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: mandate reporting requirements pertaining to detainees in immigration detention facilities (see H.R. 7347), H2029 [4FE]
——— notify Congress of any serious injury or death of any individual while in custody (see H.R. 9113), H3774 [2JN]
——— notify designated point of contact of release of detained individual (see H.R. 9099), H3773 [2JN]
——— prohibit certain funds from being used to purchase warehouses, contract with owners of warehouses, or repurpose, operate, staff, or maintain any warehouse (see S. 3927), S706 [26FE]
——— prohibit from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new warehouse immigration detention model (see H.R. 8494), H3091 [23AP]
——— reform U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations to ensure oversight, accountability, institutional integrity, and full respect for constitutional law (see H. Res. 1030), H1949 [2FE]
——— require Office of Detention Oversight to conduct audits of detention facilities and restrict detention of aliens at such facilities until after any deficiencies have been properly remediated (see S. 3932), S706 [26FE]
Dept. of Justice: authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers (see H.R. 8548), H3131 [28AP]
——— establish grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunities for incarcerated persons (see S. 4320), S1820 [16AP] (see H.R. 7247), H1914 [27JA]
——— establish pilot program to develop, expand, and maintain digital community resource guides to advance reentry efforts of individuals returning to their communities after incarceration (see H.R. 7309), H1948 [2FE]
——— establish Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program (see H.R. 7057), H892 [14JA]
——— increase criminal penalties for assaulting Bureau of Prisons correctional officer (see S. 4305), S1785 [15AP]
——— prohibit Federal funding to jurisdiction that substantially eliminates cash bail (see H.R. 8821), H3530 [14MY]
——— provide for sentencing of three strikes offenders (see H.R. 8064), H2675 [24MR]
——— provide funding to Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers (see S. 4514), S2278 [13MY]
——— require Bureau of Prisons to maintain photographic directory of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 8761), H3392 [12MY]
——— require identification for offenders reentering community (see H.R. 8645), H3330 [30AP]
——— require independent review process for prohibition of books at Bureau of Prisons facilities (see S. 4319), S1820 [16AP] (see H.R. 8325), H2958 [16AP]
Dept. of State: submit to Congress information on Cameroon’s human rights practices (see S. Res. 637), S958 [10MR]
——— submit to Congress information on Equatorial Guinea’s human rights practices (see S. Res. 634), S958 [10MR]
——— submit to Congress information on Ghana’s human rights practices (see S. Res. 632), S958 [10MR]
——— submit to Congress information on Guatemala’s human rights practices (see S. Res. 636), S958 [10MR]
——— submit to Congress information on Honduras’ human rights practices (see S. Res. 616), S707 [26FE] (see S. Res. 633), S958 [10MR]
——— submit to Congress information on Kosovo’s human rights practices (see S. Res. 635), S958 [10MR]
——— submit to Congress information on Uzbekistan’s human rights practices (see S. Res. 631), S958 [10MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of services to incarcerated veterans (see S. 4162), S1544 [23MR] (see H.R. 8044), H2674 [24MR]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 3959), S731 [2MR]
Fair Chance Jobs Month: designate (see S. Res. 700), S2129 [29AP]
Federal-State relations: clarify and strengthen requirements relative to information sharing between State and local governments and Federal immigration authorities and prohibit policies that restrict such sharing (see H.R. 7423), H2094 [9FE]
Income: ensure incarcerated workers are paid Federal minimum wage (see S. 4143), S1367 [19MR] (see H.R. 8002), H2620 [19MR]
Iran: condemn for violent repression of peaceful protesters, documented pattern of human rights abuses, and sponsorship of extremist militant groups across Middle East (see H. Res. 1031), H1949 [2FE]
Law enforcement officers: improve recruitment and retention of Federal correctional officers (see S. 3626), S162 [13JA] (see H.R. 7033), H717 [13JA]
Medicaid: require coverage of 12 mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain previously incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 7535), H2218 [12FE]
National Reentry Week: designate (see H. Res. 1222), H3132 [28AP]
SBA: provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 8416), H3045 [21AP]
Second Chance Month: designate (see S. Res. 668), S1740 [14AP] (see H. Res. 1173), H2886 [14AP]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: authorize courts to depart from statutory minimum in cases of juvenile offenders, youthful victim offenders, and certain other minors (see H.R. 7081), H893 [14JA]
Women: improve treatment of women in criminal justice system (see H.R. 8976), H3723 [21MY]
——— prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 8690), H3340 [7MY]
Lists
State, local, and correctional law enforcement agencies using firearm-classified taser, H2201 [12FE]
Motions
Dept. of State: submit to Congress information on Honduras’ human rights practices (S. Res. 616), S2881 [17JN]
Remarks in House
California: parole board recommendation to grant early release to sex offender under Elderly Parole Program, H2320 [25FE]
Damas, Emmanuel C.: condemn failure by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide adequate medical care during detention, express condolences to family, and call for investigation of death, H2720, H2721 [26MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: attempt by elected officials to access U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, H909 [15JA]
——— mandate reporting requirements pertaining to detainees in immigration detention facilities (H.R. 7347), H2721 [26MR]
——— prohibit from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new warehouse immigration detention model (H.R. 8494), H3326 [30AP]
——— treatment of detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, H606 [9JA], H1990 [4FE], H2983 [20AP], H3079 [23AP], H3119 [27AP]
Dept. of Justice: make publicly available list of each State and local government that permits cashless bail (H.R. 5625), H3471–H3474 [14MY]
——— make publicly available list of each State and local government that permits cashless bail (H.R. 5625), consideration (H. Res. 1275), H3404–H3410 [13MY]
——— provide funding to Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers (H.R. 2305), H1128 [21JA]
Second Chance Month: observance, H3077 [23AP], E334 [16AP]
Remarks in Senate
Bureau of Prisons: increase penalty for prohibited provision of phone in correctional facility (S. 736), S2723, S2726 [10JN]
——— require convicted sex offenders to be housed in low-security facilities or higher rather than minimum security facilities, S1351 [19MR]
——— require convicted sex offenders to be housed in low-security facilities or higher rather than minimum security facilities, unanimous-consent request, S1351, S1352 [19MR]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (S. 4608), S2417 [20MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: treatment of detainees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, S1848 [21AP], S1877 [22AP], S2401 [20MY], S2465 [1JN]
Dept. of Justice: increase criminal penalties for assaulting Bureau of Prisons correctional officer (S. 4305), S2256 [13MY]
——— provide funding to Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers (S. 4514), S2280 [13MY]
Dept. of State: submit to Congress information on Honduras’ human rights practices (S. Res. 616), S2873, S2877–S2881 [17JN]
Foreign countries: call for release of political prisoners, S1594 [25MR]
Second Chance Month: designate (S. Res. 668), S2075 [28AP]
Reports filed
Cashless Bail Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5625) (H. Rept. 119–602), H2828 [9AP]
Consideration of H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1275) (H. Rept. 119–648), H3391 [12MY]
No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5213) (H. Rept. 119–637), H3336 [4MY]
Stopping Prison Contraband Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 736), S2372 [19MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 1275, consideration of H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act, H3404 [13MY]
H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act, H3471 [14MY]
S. 736, Stopping Prison Contraband Act, S2726 [10JN]
S. 3959, Smarter Sentencing Act, S733 [2MR]
S. 3960, Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act, S735 [2MR]
S. 4608, Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act, S2418 [20MY]
S. Res. 616, submit Dept. of State information to Congress on Honduras’ human rights practices, S709 [26FE]
S. Res. 631, submit Dept. of State information to Congress on Uzbekistan’s human rights practices, S960 [10MR]
S. Res. 632, submit Dept. of State information to Congress on Ghana’s human rights practices, S961 [10MR]
S. Res. 633, submit Dept. of State information to Congress on Honduras’ human rights practices, S962 [10MR]
S. Res. 634, submit Dept. of State information to Congress on Equatorial Guinea’s human rights practices, S963 [10MR]
S. Res. 635, submit Dept. of State information to Congress on Kosovo’s human rights practices, S963 [10MR]
S. Res. 636, submit Dept. of State information to Congress on Guatemala’s human rights practices, S964 [10MR]
S. Res. 637, submit Dept. of State information to Congress on Cameroon’s human rights practices, S965 [10MR]
S. Res. 668, Second Chance Month, S1743 [14AP]
S. Res. 700, Fair Chance Jobs Month, S2134 [29AP]