Alternative Juvenile Incarceration Act of 1989

Alternative Juvenile Incarceration Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to States to carry out projects to demonstrate whether confining juvenile offenders in boot camp prisons rehabilitates, and reduces the recidivism of, such offenders.

Directs the Administrator to give priority to States that demonstrate that the capacity of their correctional facilities is inadequate to accommodate the number of individuals convicted of offenses punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993.

 
HR 3162 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3162
To authorize appropriations for grants to States to demonstrate whether
confinement in boot camp prisons rehabilitates, and reduces recidivism of,
juvenile offenders.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 4, 1989
Mr. COURTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for grants to States to demonstrate whether
confinement in boot camp prisons rehabilitates, and reduces recidivism of,
juvenile offenders.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Alternative Juvenile Incarceration Act
  of 1989'.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.
  The Administrator may make grants to States to carry out projects to
  demonstrate whether confining juvenile offenders in boot camp prisons
  rehabilitates, and reduces the recidivism of, such offenders.
SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS TO RECEIVE GRANTS.
  To request a grant under section 2, the chief executive officer of a State
  shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time and in such
  form as the Administrator may require. Such application shall include--
  (1) a description of the project the State proposes to carry out to
  demonstrate whether confining juvenile offenders in boot camp prisons
  rehabilitates, and reduces the recidivism of, such offenders,
  (2) a certification that Federal funds made available under section 2 to
  the State will not be used to supplant State or local funds that would,
  in the absence of Federal funds, be made available to carry out such project,
  (3) an assurance that the State will expend, to carry out such project in
  the fiscal year for which such grant is requested, an amount not less than
  the amount of such grant,
  (4) a description of the method the State will use to carry out the
  evaluation required by paragraph (5), and
  (5) an assurance that after the fiscal year for which a grant is made under
  section 2, the State shall submit to the Administrator an evaluation of
  the impact and the effectiveness of the project for which such grant is made.
SEC. 4. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
  For purposes of determining whether to make a grant under section 2 to a
  State, the Administrator shall--
  (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), give priority to States that
  clearly demonstrate that the capacity of their correctional facilities is
  inadequate to accommodate the number of individuals who are convicted of
  offenses punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 1 year, and
  (2) not approve an application submitted by a State if--
  (A) the amount of the grant requested by the State for the fiscal year
  involved exceeds 5 percent of the aggregate amount appropriated for such
  fiscal year to carry out this Act, or
  (B) in any 3 preceding fiscal years the State received a grant under this
  Act for the project for which a grant is requested in such application.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
  For purposes of this Act--
  (1) the term `Administrator' has the meaning given it in section 103(5)
  of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974,
  (2) the term `boot camp prison' means a correctional facility in which
  inmates are required to participate in a highly regimented program that
  provides the strict discipline, physical training, hard labor, drill,
  and ceremony characteristic of military basic training, and
  (3) the term `State' has the meaning given it in section 103(7) of the
  Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  There is authorized to carry out this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1990,
  and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993.