Second Chance Act of 2005: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or the Second Chance Act of 2005 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds for grants to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing; and (2) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each applicant establish or empower a Reentry Task Force or other authority.
Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Directs the Attorney General to establish an interagency task force on federal offender reentry programs. Authorizes research on offender reentry.
Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the role of state child protective services at the time of arrest; and (2) the Secretary of Labor to implement a program to educate employers and one-stop center workforce development providers about existing incentives and tax credits for hiring former prisoners.
Amends the federal criminal code to direct a court to revoke a term of supervised release or a sentence of probation for a defendant who commits a crime of violence against, or an offense of unlawful sexual contact with, a person under age 16.
Requires: (1) the Department of Justice to modify existing procedures and policies to enhance case planning and improve the transition of persons from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to the community, including placement of such individuals in community corrections facilities; and (2) the Bureau to establish reentry planning procedures.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1934 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1934
To reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for
reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on
Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders
into the community, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 27, 2005
Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Talent, Mr.
DeWine, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Santorum, and Mr.
Obama) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for
reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on
Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders
into the community, and for other purposes.
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 ``Second Chance Act of 2005: Community
Safety Through Recidivism Prevention'' or the ``Second Chance Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2002, over 7,000,000 people were incarcerated in
Federal or State prisons or in local jails. Nearly 650,000
people are released from State incarceration to communities
nationwide each year.
(2) There are over 3,200 jails throughout the United
States, the vast majority of which are operated by county
governments. Each year, these jails will release in excess of
10,000,000 people back into the community.
(3) Nearly \2/3\ of released State prisoners are expected
to be rearrested for a felony or serious misdemeanor within 3
years after release.
(4) In his 2004 State of the Union address, President Bush
correctly stated: ``We know from long experience that if
[former prisoners] can't find work, or a home, or help, they
are much more likely to commit more crimes and return to
prison. . . . America is the land of the second chance, and
when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead
to a better life''.
(5) In recent years, a number of States and local
governments have begun to establish improved systems for
reintegrating former prisoners. Under such systems, corrections
officials begin to plan for a prisoner's release while the
prisoner is incarcerated and provide a transition to needed
services in the community. After offenders are released, local
governments and community agencies coordinate and provide a
continuation of reentry services.
(6) Faith leaders and parishioners have a long history of
helping ex-offenders transform their lives. Through prison
ministries and outreach in communities, churches and faith-
based organizations have pioneered reentry services to
prisoners and their families.
(7) Successful reentry protects those who might otherwise
be crime victims. It also improves the likelihood that
individuals released from prison, jail, or juvenile detention
facilities can pay fines, fees, restitution, and provide family
support.
(8) According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
expenditures on corrections alone increased from $9,000,000,000
in 1982 to $59,600,000,000 in 2002. These figures do not
include the cost of arrest and prosecution, nor do they take
into account the cost to victims.
(9) Increased recidivism results in profound collateral
consequences, including public health risks, homelessness,
unemployment, and disenfranchisement.
(10) The high prevalence of infectious disease, substance
abuse, and mental health disorders that have been found in
incarcerated populations demands that a recovery model of
treatment should be used for handling the more than \2/3\ of
all offenders with such needs.
(11) Some of the most significant costs of prisoner reentry
are the impact on children, weakened ties among family members,
and destabilized communities. The long-term generational
effects of multiple family member involvement in the justice
system and lack of role models present a great risk to
children.
(12) According to the 2001 national data from the Bureau of
Justice Statistics, 3,500,000 parents were supervised by the
correctional system. Prior to incarceration, 64 percent of
female prisoners and 44 percent of male prisoners in State
facilities lived with their children.
(13) Between 1991 and 1999, the number of children with a
parent in a Federal or State correctional facility increased by
more than 100 percent, from approximately 900,000 to
approximately 2,000,000. According to the Bureau of Prisons,
there is evidence to suggest that inmates who are connected to
their children and families are more likely to avoid negative
incidents and have reduced sentences.
(14) Released prisoners cite family support as the most
important factor in helping them stay out of prison. Research
suggests that families are an often underutilized resource in
the reentry process.
(15) Approximately 100,000 juveniles (ages 17 and under)
leave juvenile correctional facilities, State prison, or
Federal prison each year. Juveniles released from confinement
still have their likely prime crime years ahead of them.
Juveniles released from secure confinement have a recidivism
rate ranging from 55 to 75 percent. The chances that young
people will successfully transition into society improve with
effective reentry and aftercare programs.
(16) Studies have shown that from 15 percent to 27 percent
of prisoners expect to go to homeless shelters upon release
from prison.
(17) The National Institute of Justice has found that after
1 year of release, up to 60 percent of former inmates are not
employed.
(18) 57 percent of Federal and 70 percent of State inmates
used drugs regularly before prison, with some estimates of
involvement with drugs or alcohol around the time of the
offense as high as 84 percent (BJS Trends in State Parole,
1990-2000).
(19) According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 60 to
83 percent of the Nation's correctional population have used
drugs at some point in their lives. This is twice the estimated
drug use of the total United States population of 40 percent.
(20) Family-based treatment programs have proven results
for serving the special population of female offenders and
substance abusers with children. An evaluation by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of family-based
treatment for substance abusing mothers and children found that
at 6 months post treatment, 60 percent of the mothers remain
alcohol and drug free, and drug related offenses declined from
28 to 7 percent. Additionally, a 2003 evaluation of residential
family based treatment programs revealed that 60 percent of
mothers remained clean and sober 6 months after treatment,
criminal arrests declined by 43 percent, and 88 percent of the
children treated in the program with their mothers remain
stabilized.
(21) A Bureau of Justice Statistics analysis indicated that
only 33 percent of Federal and 36 percent of State inmates had
participated in residential inpatient treatment programs for
alcohol and drug abuse 12 months before their release. Further,
over \1/3\ of all jail inmates have some physical or mental
disability and 25 percent of jail inmates have been treated at
some time for a mental or emotional problem.
(22) According to the National Institute of Literacy, 70
percent of all prisoners function at the 2 lowest literacy
levels.
(23) The Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that 27
percent of Federal inmates, 40 percent of State inmates, and 47
percent of local jail inmates have never completed high school
or its equivalent. Furthermore, the Bureau of Justice
Statistics has found that less educated inmates are more likely
to be recidivists. Only 1 in 4 local jails offers basic adult
education programs.
(24) Participation in State correctional education programs
lowers the likelihood of reincarceration by 29 percent,
according to a recent United States Department of Education
study. A Federal Bureau of Prisons study found a 33 percent
drop in recidivism among Federal prisoners who participated in
vocational and apprenticeship training.
(25) Almost 60 percent of the prison population in 2002 was
less than 35 years old.
(26) Less than 32 percent of State prison inmates have a
high school diploma or a higher level of education, compared to
82 percent of the general population.
(27) Approximately 38 percent of inmates who completed 11
years or less of school were not working before entry into
prison.
(28) The percentage of State prisoners participating in
educational programs has decreased by more than 8 percent over
the period 1991-1997, despite growing evidence of how
educational programming while incarcerated reduces recidivism.
(29) Transitional jobs programs have proven to help people
with criminal records to successfully return to the workplace
and to the community, and therefore can reduce recidivism
rates.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER STATE AND LOCAL
REENTRY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) Adult and Juvenile Offender Demonstration Projects
Authorized.--Section 2976(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)) is amended by striking
paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following:
``(1) establishing or improving the system or systems under
which--
``(A) the correctional agency of the State or local
government develops and carries out plans to facilitate
the reentry into the community of each offender in
State or local custody;
``(B) the supervision and services provided to
offenders in State or local custody are coordinated
with the supervision and services provided to offenders
after reentry into the community;
``(C) the efforts of various public and private
entities to provide supervision and services to
offenders after reentry into the community, and to
family members of such offenders, are coordinated; and
``(D) offenders awaiting reentry into the community
are provided with documents (such as identification
papers, referrals to services, medical prescriptions,
job training certificates, apprenticeship papers, and
information on obtaining public assistance) useful in
achieving a successful transition from prison, jail, or
detention;
``(2) carrying out programs and initiatives by units of
local government to strengthen reentry services for individuals
released from local jails;
``(3) enabling jail or prison mentors of offenders to
remain in contact with those offenders, including through the
use of such technology as videoconferencing, during
incarceration and after reentry into the community and
encouraging the involvement of prison or jail mentors in the
reentry process;
``(4) providing structured post-release housing and
transitional housing, including group homes for recovering
substance abusers, through which offenders are provided
supervision and services immediately following reentry into the
community;
``(5) assisting offenders in securing permanent housing
upon release or following a stay in transitional housing;
``(6) providing continuity of health services (including
screening, assessment, and aftercare for mental health
services, substance abuse treatment and aftercare, and
treatment for contagious diseases) to offenders in custody and
after reentry into the community;
``(7) providing offenders with education, job training,
responsible parenting and healthy relationship skills training
designed specifically for addressing the needs of incarcerated
and transitioning fathers and mothers, English as a second
language programs, work experience programs, self-respect and
life skills training, and other skills useful in achieving a
successful transition from prison;
``(8) facilitating collaboration among corrections and
community corrections, technical schools, community colleges,
and the workforce development and employment service sectors
to--
``(A) promote, where appropriate, the employment of
people released from prison and jail, through efforts
such as educating employers about existing financial
incentives, and facilitate the creation of job
opportunities, including transitional jobs and time
limited subsidized work experience (where appropriate),
for this population that will benefit communities;
``(B) connect inmates to employment, including
supportive employment and employment services, before
their release to the community, to provide work
supports, including transportation and retention
services, as appropriate, and identify labor market
needs to ensure that education and training are
appropriate; and
``(C) address barriers to employment, including
licensing that are not directly connected to the crime
committed and the risk that the ex-offender presents to
the community, and provide case management services as
necessary to prepare offenders for jobs that offer the
potential for advancement and growth;
``(9) assessing the literacy and educational needs of
offenders in custody and identifying and providing services
appropriate to meet those needs, including follow-up
assessments and long-term services;
``(10) systems under which family members of offenders are
involved in facilitating the successful reentry of those
offenders into the community, including removing obstacles to
the maintenance of family relationships while the offender is
in custody, strengthening the family's capacity to function as
a stable living situation during reentry where appropriate, and
involving family members in the planning and implementation of
the reentry process;
``(11) programs under which victims are included, on a
voluntary basis, in the reentry process;
``(12) identifying and addressing barriers to collaborating
with child welfare agencies in the provision of services
jointly to offenders in custody and to the children of such
offenders;
``(13) carrying out programs that support children of
incarcerated parents, including those in foster care and those
cared for by grandparents or other relatives, commonly referred
to as kinship care, including mentoring children of prisoners
programs;
``(14) carrying out programs for the entire family unit,
including the coordination of service delivery across agencies;
``(15) implementing programs in correctional agencies to
include the collection of information regarding any dependent
children of an incarcerated person as part of intake
procedures, including the number of children, age, and location
or jurisdiction, and connect identified children with services
as appropriate and needed;
``(16) addressing barriers to the visitation of children
with an incarcerated parent, and maintenance of the parent-
child relationship as appropriate to the safety and well-being
of the children, such as the location of facilities in remote
areas, telephone costs, mail restrictions, and visitation
policies;
``(17) creating, developing, or enhancing prisoner and
family assessments curricula, policies, procedures, or programs
(including mentoring programs) to help prisoners with a history
or identified risk of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking reconnect with their families and
communities, as appropriate (or when it is safe to do so), and
become mutually respectful, nonabusive parents or partners,
under which particular attention is paid to the safety of
children affected and the confidentiality concerns of victims,
and efforts are coordinated with existing victim service
providers;
``(18) developing programs and activities that support
parent-child relationships, such as--
``(A) using telephone conferencing to permit
incarcerated parents to participate in parent-teacher
conferences;
``(B) using videoconferencing to allow virtual
visitation when incarcerated persons are more than 100
miles from their families;
``(C) the development of books on tape programs,
through which incarcerated parents read a book into a
tape to be sent to their children;
``(D) the establishment of family days, which
provide for longer visitation hours or family
activities;
``(E) the creation of children's areas in
visitation rooms with parent-child activities;
``(F) the implementation of programs to help
incarcerated fathers and mothers stay connected to
their children and learn responsible parenting and
healthy relationship skills; or
``(G) mentoring children of prisoners program;
``(19) expanding family-based treatment centers that offer
family-based comprehensive treatment services for parents and
their children as a complete family unit;
``(20) conducting studies to determine who is returning to
prison or jail and which of those returning prisoners represent
the greatest risk to community safety;
``(21) developing or adopting procedures to ensure that
dangerous felons are not released from prison prematurely;
``(22) developing and implementing procedures to assist
relevant authorities in determining when release is appropriate
and in the use of data to inform the release decision;
``(23) developing and implementing procedures to identify
efficiently and effectively those violators of probation,
parole, or post incarceration supervision who should be
returned to prison or jail;
``(24) utilizing validated assessment tools to assess the
risk factors of returning inmates and prioritizing services
based on risk;
``(25) facilitating and encouraging timely and complete
payment of restitution and fines by ex-offenders to victims and
the community;
``(26) establishing or expanding the use of reentry courts
and other programs to--
``(A) monitor offenders returning to the community;
``(B) provide returning offenders with--
``(i) drug and alcohol testing and
treatment; and
``(ii) mental and medical health assessment
and services;
``(C) facilitate restorative justice practices and
convene family or community impact panels, family
impact educational classes, victim impact panels, or
victim impact educational classes;
``(D) provide and coordinate the delivery of other
community services to offenders, including--
``(i) housing assistance;
``(ii) education;
``(iii) employment training;
``(iv) children and family support to
include responsible parenting and healthy
relationship skill training designed
specifically to address the needs of
incarcerated and transitioning fathers and
mothers;
``(v) conflict resolution skills training;
``(vi) family violence intervention
programs;
``(vii) culturally and linguistically
competent services, as appropriate; and
``(viii) other appropriate services; and
``(E) establish and implement graduated sanctions
and incentives; and
``(27) providing technology and other tools to advance post
release supervision.''.
(b) Juvenile Offender Demonstration Projects Reauthorized.--Section
2976(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3797w(c)) is amended by striking ``may be expended for'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``may be
expended for any activity referred to in subsection (b).''.
(c) Applications; Requirements; Priorities; Performance
Measurements.--Section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (o); and
(2) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and inserting
the following:
``(d) Applications.--A State, unit of local government, territory,
or Indian tribe, or combination thereof desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Attorney General that--
``(1) contains a reentry strategic plan, as referenced in
subsection (h), which describes the long-term strategy, and a
detailed implementation schedule, including the jurisdiction's
plans to pay for the program after the Federal funding is
discontinued;
``(2) identifies the local government role and the role of
governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that will be
coordinated by, and that will collaborate on, the applicant's
prisoner reentry strategy and certifies their involvement; and
``(3) describes the methodology and outcome measures that
will be used in evaluating the program.
``(e) Requirements.--The Attorney General may make a grant to an
applicant under this section only if the application--
``(1) reflects explicit support of the chief executive
officer of the State, unit of local government, territory, or
Indian tribe applying for a grant under this section;
``(2) provides extensive discussion of the role of State
corrections departments, community corrections agencies,
juvenile justice systems, or local jail systems in ensuring
successful reentry of ex-offenders into their communities;
``(3) provides extensive evidence of collaboration with
State and local government agencies overseeing health, housing,
child welfare, education, substance abuse, and employment
services, and local law enforcement;
``(4) provides a plan for analysis of the applicant's
existing statutory, regulatory, rules-based, and practice-based
hurdles to a prisoner's reintegration into the community that--
``(A) takes particular note and makes
recommendations with respect to laws, regulations,
rules, and practices that disqualify former prisoners
from obtaining professional licenses or other
requirements necessary for certain types of employment,
and that hinder full civic participation;
``(B) identifies and makes recommendations with
respect to those laws, regulations, rules, or practices
that are not directly connected to the crime committed
and the risk that the ex-offender presents to the
community; and
``(C) affords members of the public an opportunity
to participate in the process described in this
subsection; and
``(5) includes the use of a State, local, territorial, or
tribal task force, as referenced in subsection (i), to carry
out the activities funded under the grant.
``(f) Priority Consideration.--The Attorney General shall give
priority to grant applications under this section that best--
``(1) focus initiative on geographic areas with a high
population of ex-offenders;
``(2) include partnerships with nonprofit organizations;
``(3) provide consultations with crime victims and former
incarcerated prisoners and their families;
``(4) review the process by which the State and local
governments adjudicate violations of parole, probation, or post
incarceration supervision and consider reforms to maximize the
use of graduated, community-based sanctions for minor and
technical violations of parole, probation, or post
incarceration supervision;
``(5) establish prerelease planning procedures for
prisoners to ensure that a prisoner's eligibility for Federal
or State benefits (including Medicaid, Medicare, Social
Security, and Veterans benefits) upon release is established
prior to release, subject to any limitations in law, and to
ensure that prisoners are provided with referrals to
appropriate social and health services or are linked to
appropriate nonprofit organizations;
``(6) include an agreement that the applicant, in
consultation with the National Institute of Justice, will
modify the project design, initially and during the project, in
order to facilitate the evaluation of outcomes by means,
including (to the maximum extent feasible) random assignment of
offenders and ex-offenders (or entities working with such
persons) to program delivery and control groups; and
``(7) target high-risk offenders for reentry programs
through validated assessment tools.
``(g) Uses of Grant Funds.--
``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of a grant received
under this section may not exceed 75 percent of the project
funded under the grant, unless the Attorney General--
``(A) waives, in whole or in part, the requirement
of this paragraph; and
``(B) publicly delineates the rationale for the
waiver.
``(2) Supplement not supplant.--Federal funds received
under this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant,
non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for the
activities funded under this section.
``(h) Reentry Strategic Plan.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving financial
assistance under this section, each applicant shall develop a
comprehensive strategic reentry plan that contains measurable
annual and 5 year performance outcomes. The plan shall have as
a goal to reduce the rate of recidivism of incarcerated persons
served with funds from this section by 50 percent over a period
of 5 years.
``(2) Coordination.--In developing reentry plans under this
subsection, applicants shall coordinate with communities and
stakeholders, including persons in the fields of public safety,
corrections, housing, health, education, substance abuse,
children and families, employment, business and members of
nonprofit organizations that provide reentry services.
``(3) Measurements of progress.--Each reentry plan
developed under this subsection shall measure the applicant's
progress toward increasing public safety by reducing rates of
recidivism and enabling released offenders to transition
successfully back into their communities.
``(i) Reentry Task Force.--
``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving financial
assistance under this section, each applicant shall establish
or empower a Reentry Task Force, or other relevant convening
authority, to examine ways to pool existing resources and
funding streams to promote lower recidivism rates for returning
ex-offenders and to minimize the harmful effects of
incarceration on families and communities by collecting data
and best practices in offender reentry from demonstration
grantees and other agencies and organizations, and to provide a
plan, as described in subsection (e)(4).
``(2) Membership.--The task force or other authority shall
be comprised of relevant--
``(A) State, tribal, territorial, or local leaders;
``(B) agencies;
``(C) service providers;
``(D) nonprofit organizations; and
``(E) stakeholders.
``(j) Strategic Performance Outcomes.--
``(1) In general.--Each applicant shall identify in their
reentry strategic plan, as referenced in subsection (h),
specific performance outcomes related to the long-term goals of
increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.
``(2) Performance outcomes.--The performance outcomes
identified under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to
offenders released back into the community--
``(A) reduction in recommitment rates;
``(B) reduction in crime;
``(C) increased employment and education
opportunities;
``(D) reduction in violations of conditions of
supervised release;
``(E) increased child support;
``(F) increased housing opportunities;
``(G) reduction in drug and alcohol abuse; and
``(H) increased participation in substance abuse
and mental health services.
``(3) Other outcomes.--States may include in their reentry
strategic plan other performance outcomes that increase the
success rates of offenders who transition from prison.
``(4) Coordination.--Applicants should coordinate with
communities and stakeholders about the selection of performance
outcomes identified by the applicant, and should consult with
the Department of Justice for assistance with data collection
and measurement activities.
``(5) Report.--Each grantee under this section shall submit
an annual report to the Department of Justice that--
``(A) identifies the grantee's progress toward
achieving its strategic performance outcomes; and
``(B) describes other activities conducted by the
grantee to increase the success rates of the reentry
population, such as programs that foster effective risk
management and treatment programming, offender
accountability, and community and victim participation.
``(k) Performance Measurement.--
``(1) In general.--The Department of Justice, in
consultation with the grantees, shall--
``(A) identify primary and secondary sources of
information to support the measurement of the
performance indicators identified under this section;
``(B) identify sources and methods of data
collection in support of performance measurement
required under this section;
``(C) provide to all grantees technical assistance
and training on performance measures and data
collection for purposes of this section; and
``(D) coordinate with the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration on strategic
performance outcome measures and data collection for
purposes of this section relating to substance abuse
and mental health.
``(2) Coordination.--The Department of Justice shall
coordinate with other Federal agencies to identify national and
other sources of information to support grantee's performance
measurement.
``(3) Standards for analysis.--Any statistical analysis of
population data conducted pursuant to this section shall be
conducted in accordance with the Federal Register Notice dated
October 30, 1997, relating to classification standards.
``(l) Future Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section for fiscal years after the first receipt of such a grant,
a grantee shall submit to the Attorney General such information as is
necessary to demonstrate that--
``(1) the grantee has adopted a reentry plan that reflects
input from nonprofit organizations;
``(2) the grantee's reentry plan includes performance
measures to assess the grantee's progress toward increasing
public safety by reducing by 10 percent over the 2-year period
the rate at which individuals released from prison who
participate in the reentry system supported by Federal funds
are recommitted to prison; and
``(3) the grantee will coordinate with the Department of
Justice, nonprofit organizations, and other experts regarding
the selection and implementation of the performance measures
described in subsection (k).
``(m) National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource
Center.--
``(1) Authority.--The Attorney General may, using amounts
made available to carry out this subsection, make a grant to an
eligible organization to provide for the establishment of a
National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center.
``(2) Eligible organization.--An organization eligible for
the grant under paragraph (1) is any national nonprofit
organization approved by the Federal task force established
under section 4 of the Second Chance Act of 2005, that provides
technical assistance and training to, and has special expertise
and broad, national-level experience in offender reentry
programs, training, and research.
``(3) Use of funds.--The organization receiving the grant
shall establish a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry
Resource Center to--
``(A) provide education, training, and technical
assistance for States, tribes, territories, local
governments, service providers, nonprofit
organizations, and corrections institutions;
``(B) collect data and best practices in offender
reentry from demonstration grantees and others agencies
and organizations;
``(C) develop and disseminate evaluation tools,
mechanisms, and measures to better assess and document
coalition performance measures and outcomes;
``(D) disseminate knowledge to States and other
relevant entities about best practices, policy
standards, and research findings;
``(E) develop and implement procedures to assist
relevant authorities in determining when release is
appropriate and in the use of data to inform the
release decision;
``(F) develop and implement procedures to identify
efficiently and effectively those violators of
probation, parole, or post incarceration supervision
who should be returned to prison and those who should
receive other penalties based on defined, graduated
sanctions;
``(G) collaborate with the Federal task force
established under section 4 of the Second Chance Act of
2005, and the Federal Resource Center for Children of
Prisoners;
``(H) develop a national research agenda; and
``(I) bridge the gap between research and practice
by translating knowledge from research into practical
information.
``(4) Limit.--Of amounts made available to carry out this
section, not more than 4 percent shall be available to carry
out this subsection.
``(n) Administration.--Of amounts made available to carry out this
section--
``(1) not more than 2 percent shall be available for
administrative expenses in carrying out this section; and
``(2) not more than 2 percent shall be made available to
the National Institute of Justice to evaluate the effectiveness
of the demonstration projects funded under section 2976 of the
Omnibus Crime and Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3797w) as amended by this section, using a methodology
that--
``(A) includes, to the maximum extent feasible,
random assignment of offenders or ex-offenders (or
entities working with such persons) to program delivery
and control groups; and
``(B) generates evidence on which reentry
approaches and strategies are most effective.''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2976 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended
in subsection (o)(1), as so redesignated by subsection (c) of this
section, by striking ``and $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2005'' and
inserting ``$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $100,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007''.
(e) Grant Authorization.--Section 2976(a) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(a)) is amended by
striking ``States, Territories'' and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting ``States, local governments,
territories, or Indian tribes, or any combination thereof, in
partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and nonprofit
organizations, for purpose of establishing adult and juvenile offender
reentry demonstration projects.''.
SEC. 4. TASK FORCE ON FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RELATING TO
REENTRY OF OFFENDERS.
(a) Task Force Required.--The Attorney General, in consultation
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of
Labor, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the heads of such other elements of the Federal
Government as the Attorney General considers appropriate, and in
collaboration with stakeholders, service providers, nonprofit
organizations, States, tribes, territories, and local governments,
shall establish an interagency task force on Federal programs and
activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community.
(b) Duties.--The task force required by subsection (a) shall--
(1) identify such programs and activities that may be
resulting in overlapping or duplication of services, the scope
of such overlapping or duplication, and the relationship of
such overlapping and duplication to public safety, public
health, and effectiveness and efficiency;
(2) identify methods to improve collaboration and
coordination of such programs and activities;
(3) identify areas of responsibility in which improved
collaboration and coordination of such programs and activities
would result in increased effectiveness or efficiency;
(4) develop innovative interagency or intergovernmental
programs, activities, or procedures that would improve outcomes
of reentering offenders and children of offenders;
(5) develop methods for increasing regular communication
that would increase interagency program effectiveness;
(6) identify areas of research that can be coordinated
across agencies with an emphasis on applying science-based
practices to support, treatment, and intervention programs for
reentering offenders;
(7) identify funding areas that should be coordinated
across agencies and any gaps in funding; and
(8) in collaboration with the National Adult and Juvenile
Offender Reentry Resources Center identify successful programs
currently operating and collect best practices in offender
reentry from demonstration grantees and other agencies and
organizations, determine the extent to which such programs and
practices can be replicated, and make information on such
programs and practices available to States, localities,
nonprofit organizations, and others.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the task force established under
subsection (a) shall submit a report, including
recommendations, to Congress on barriers to reentry. The task
force shall provide for public input in preparing the report.
(2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
identify Federal and other barriers to successful reentry of
offenders into the community and analyze the effects of such
barriers on offenders and on children and other family members
of offenders, including barriers relating to--
(A) child support obligations and procedures;
(B) Social Security benefits, including barriers in
timely restoration of suspended disability benefits
immediately upon release, Veterans benefits, food
stamps, and other forms of Federal public assistance;
(C) Medicaid and Medicare laws, regulations,
guidelines or procedures, including barriers in timely
restoration of benefits caused by delay in
reinstatement of suspended Social Security disability
benefits;
(D) education programs, financial assistance, and
full civic participation;
(E) TANF program funding criteria and other welfare
benefits;
(F) sustainable employment and career advancement,
that are not directly connected to the crime committed
and the risk that the ex-offender presents to the
community;
(G) laws, regulations, rules, and practices that
restrict Federal employment licensure and participation
in Federal contracting programs;
(H) admissions to and evictions from Federal
housing programs, including--
(i) examining the number and
characteristics of ex-offenders who are evicted
from or denied eligibility for Federal housing
programs;
(ii) the effect of eligibility denials and
evictions on homelessness, family stability and
family reunification;
(iii) the extent to which arrest records
are the basis for denying applications;
(iv) the implications of considering
misdemeanors 5 or more years old and felonies
10 or more years old and the appropriateness of
taking into account rehabilitation and other
mitigating factors; and
(v) the feasibility of using probationary
or conditional eligibility based on
participation in a supervised rehabilitation
program or other appropriate social services;
(I) reentry procedures, case planning, and
transitions of persons from the custody of the Federal
Bureau of Prisons to a Federal parole or probation
program or community corrections;
(J) laws, regulations, rules, and practices that
may require a parolee to return to the same county that
the parolee was living in prior to his or her arrest,
and the potential for changing such laws, regulations,
rules, and practices so that the parolee may change his
or her location upon release, and not settle in the
same location with persons who may be a negative
influence; and
(K) prerelease planning procedures for prisoners to
ensure that a prisoner's eligibility for Federal or
State benefits (including Medicaid, Medicare, Social
Security and Veterans benefits) upon release is
established prior to release, subject to any
limitations in law; and to ensure that prisoners are
provided with referrals to appropriate social and
health services or are linked to appropriate nonprofit
organizations.
(d) Annual Reports.--On an annual basis, the task force required by
subsection (a) shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of
the task force, including specific recommendations of the task force on
matters referred to in subsection (b). Any statistical analysis of
population data pursuant to this section shall be conducted in
accordance with the Federal Register Notice dated October 30, 1997,
relating to classification standards.
SEC. 5. OFFENDER REENTRY RESEARCH.
(a) National Institute of Justice.--From amounts made available to
carry out this Act, the National Institute of Justice may conduct
research on offender reentry, including--
(1) a study identifying the number and characteristics of
children who have had a parent incarcerated and the likelihood
of these minors becoming involved in the criminal justice
system some time in their lifetime;
(2) a study identifying a mechanism to compare rates of
recidivism (including rearrest, violations of parole,
probation, post incarceration supervision, and reincarceration)
among States; and
(3) a study on the population of individuals released from
custody who do not engage in recidivism and the characteristics
(housing, employment, treatment, family connection) of that
population.
(b) Bureau of Justice Statistics.--From amounts made available to
carry out this Act, the Bureau of Justice Statistics may conduct
research on offender reentry, including--
(1) an analysis of special populations, including prisoners
with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, female
offenders, juvenile offenders, limited English proficiency, and
the elderly, that present unique reentry challenges;
(2) studies to determine who is returning to prison or jail
and which of those returning prisoners represent the greatest
risk to community safety;
(3) annual reports on the profile of the population coming
out of prisons, jails, and juvenile justice facilities;
(4) a national recidivism study every 3 years; and
(5) a study of parole, probation, or post incarceration
supervision violations and revocations.
SEC. 6. CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS AND FAMILIES.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may--
(1) review, and make available to States, a report on any
recommendations regarding the role of State child protective
services at the time of the arrest of a person; and
(2) by regulation, establish such services as the Secretary
determines necessary for the preservation of families that have
been impacted by the incarceration of a family member with
special attention given to the impact on children.
SEC. 7. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER PRISONERS.
The Secretary of Labor shall take such steps as are necessary to
implement a program, including the Employment and Training
Administration, to educate employers and 1-stop center workforce
development providers about existing incentives, including the Federal
bonding program and tax credits for hiring former Federal, State, or
local prisoners.
SEC. 8. FEDERAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHILDREN OF PRISONERS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, such sums as may be
necessary for the continuing activities of the Federal Resource Center
for Children of Prisoners, including conducting a review of the
policies and practices of State and Federal corrections agencies to
support parent-child relationships.
SEC. 9. USE OF VIOLENT OFFENDER TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING GRANT FUNDING FOR
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES.
Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13702(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) to carry out any activity referred to in subsections
(b) and (c) of section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w (b), (c)).''.
SEC. 10. GRANTS TO STUDY PAROLE OR POST-INCARCERATION SUPERVISION
VIOLATIONS AND REVOCATIONS.
(a) Grants Authorized.--From amounts made available to carry out
this section, the Attorney General may award grants to States to study
and to improve the collection of data with respect to individuals whose
parole or post incarceration supervision is revoked and which such
individuals represent the greatest risk to community safety.
(b) Application.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this
section, a State shall--
(1) certify that the State has, or intends to establish, a
program that collects comprehensive and reliable data with
respect to individuals described in subsection (a), including
data on--
(A) the number and type of parole or post
incarceration supervision violations that occur with
the State;
(B) the reasons for parole or post-incarceration
supervision revocation;
(C) the underlying behavior that led to the
revocation; and
(D) the term of imprisonment or other penalty that
is imposed for the violation; and
(2) provide the data described in paragraph (1) to the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, in a form prescribed by the
Bureau. Any statistical analysis of population data pursuant to
this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal
Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, relating to
classification standards.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each fiscal years
2006 and 2007.
SEC. 11. IMPROVEMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR
STATE PRISONERS PROGRAM.
(a) Definition.--Section 1902 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff-1) is amended by--
(1) redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
(2) inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Residential Substance Abuse Treatment.--In this section, the
term `residential substance abuse treatment'--
``(1) means a course of individual and group activities and
treatment, lasting at least 6 months, in residential treatment
facilities set apart from the general prison population; and
``(2) can include the use of pharmacotherapies where
appropriate, that may extend beyond the 6-month period.''.
(b) Requirement for After Care Component.--Subsection (d) of
section 1902 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796ff-1), as so redesignated by subsection (a) of this
section, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Eligibility
for Preference With After Care Component'' and inserting
``Requirement for After Care Component'';
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) To be eligible for funding under this part, a State
shall ensure that individuals who participate in the substance
abuse treatment program established or implemented with
assistance provided under this part will be provided with after
care services.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) After care services required by this subsection shall
be funded by the funding provided in this part.''.
SEC. 12. RESIDENTIAL DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM IN FEDERAL PRISONS.
Section 3621(e)(5)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``means a course of'' and all that follows through the
semicolon at the end and inserting the following: ``means a course of
individual and group activities and treatment, lasting at least 6
months, in residential treatment facilities set apart from the general
prison population, which may include the use of pharmacotherapies,
where appropriate, that may extend beyond the 6-month period;''.
SEC. 13. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR
CORRECTIONS EDUCATION PROGRAMS UNDER THE ADULT EDUCATION
AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 222(a)(1) of the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9222(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``,
of which not more than 10 percent of the 82.5 percent shall be
available to carry out section 225''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to
Congress a report--
(1) on the use of literacy funds to correctional
institutions as defined in section 225(d)(2) of the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9224); and
(2) that specifies the amount of literacy funds that are
provided to each category of correctional institution in each
State, and identify whether funds are being sufficiently
allocated among the various types of institutions.
SEC. 14. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO DRUG-FREE STUDENT LOANS PROVISION TO
ENSURE THAT IT APPLIES ONLY TO OFFENSES COMMITTED WHILE
RECEIVING FEDERAL AID.
Section 484(r)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1091(r)(1)) is amended by striking ``A student'' and all that follows
through ``table:'' and inserting the following: ``A student who is
convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law involving the
possession or sale of a controlled substance for conduct that occurred
during a period of enrollment for which the student was receiving any
grant, loan, or work assistance under this title shall not be eligible
to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title from
the date of that conviction for the period of time specified in the
following table:''.
SEC. 15. MENTORING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Authority to Make Grants.--From amounts made available to carry
out this section, the Attorney General of the United States, in
collaboration with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, shall make grants to nonprofit organizations for
the purpose of providing mentoring and other transitional services
essential to reintegrating ex-offenders.
(b) Use of Funds.--Grant funds awarded under subsection (a) may be
used for--
(1) mentoring adult and juvenile offenders during
incarceration, through transition back to the community, and
post release; and
(2) transitional services to assist in the reintegration of
ex-offenders into the community.
(c) Application; Priority Consideration.--To be eligible to receive
a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit an
application to the Attorney General based on criteria developed by the
Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Applicants will be given
priority consideration if the application--
(1) includes a plan to implement activities that have been
demonstrated effective in facilitating the successful reentry
of offenders; and
(2) provides for an independent evaluation that includes,
to the maximum extent feasible, random assignment of offenders
or ex-offenders to program delivery and control groups.
(d) Strategic Performance Outcomes.--The Attorney General shall
require each applicant under this section to identify specific
performance outcomes related to the long-term goal of stabilizing
communities by reducing recidivism and re-integrating ex-offenders into
society.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Justice to carry out this section
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
SEC. 16. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PLACE PRISONER IN COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS.
Section 3624(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(c) Prerelease Custody.--
``(1) In general.--The Bureau of Prisons shall, to the
extent practicable, assure that a prisoner serving a term of
imprisonment spends 20 percent of the final portion of the
term, not to exceed 12 months, to be served under conditions
that will afford the prisoner a reasonable opportunity to
adjust to and prepare for the prisoner's reentry into the
community. Such conditions may include a community correctional
facility.
``(2) Authority.--This subsection authorizes the Bureau of
Prisons to place a prisoner in home confinement for the last 10
percent of the term to be served, not to exceed 6 months.
``(3) Assistance.--The United States Probation System
shall, to the extent practicable, offer assistance to a
prisoner during such prerelease custody.
``(4) No limitations.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to limit or restrict the authority of the Bureau of
Prisons granted under section 3621 of this title.''.
SEC. 17. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY
TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS.
Section 821 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C.
1151) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 821. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY
TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS.
``(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `youth
offender' means a male or female offender under the age of 35, who is
incarcerated in a State prison, including a prerelease facility.
``(b) Grant Program.--The Secretary of Education (in this section
referred to as the `Secretary')--
``(1) shall establish a program in accordance with this
section to provide grants to the State correctional education
agencies in the States, from allocations for the States under
subsection (h), to assist and encourage youth offenders to
acquire functional literacy, life, and job skills, through--
``(A) the pursuit of a postsecondary education
certificate, or an associate or bachelor's degree while
in prison; and
``(B) employment counseling and other related
services which start during incarceration and end not
later than 1 year after release from confinement; and
``(2) may establish such performance objectives and
reporting requirements for State correctional education
agencies receiving grants under this section as the Secretary
determines are necessary to assess the effectiveness of the
program under this section.
``(c) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under this section,
a State correctional education agency shall submit to the Secretary a
proposal for a youth offender program that--
``(1) identifies the scope of the problem, including the
number of youth offenders in need of postsecondary education
and vocational training;
``(2) lists the accredited public or private educational
institution or institutions that will provide postsecondary
educational services;
``(3) lists the cooperating agencies, public and private,
or businesses that will provide related services, such as
counseling in the areas of career development, substance abuse,
health, and parenting skills;
``(4) describes specific performance objectives and
evaluation methods (in addition to, and consistent with, any
objectives established by the Secretary under subsection
(b)(2)) that the State correctional education agency will use
in carrying out its proposal, including--
``(A) specific and quantified student outcome
measures that are referenced to outcomes for non-
program participants with similar demographic
characteristics; and
``(B) measures, consistent with the data elements
and definitions described in subsection (d)(1)(A), of--
``(i) program completion, including an
explicit definition of what constitutes a
program completion within the proposal;
``(ii) knowledge and skill attainment,
including specification of instruments that
will measure knowledge and skill attainment;
``(iii) attainment of employment both prior
to and subsequent to release;
``(iv) success in employment indicated by
job retention and advancement; and
``(v) recidivism, including such
subindicators as time before subsequent offense
and severity of offense;
``(5) describes how the proposed programs are to be
integrated with existing State correctional education programs
(such as adult education, graduate education degree programs,
and vocational training) and State industry programs;
``(6) describes how the proposed programs will have
considered or will utilize technology to deliver the services
under this section; and
``(7) describes how students will be selected so that only
youth offenders eligible under subsection (e) will be enrolled
in postsecondary programs.
``(d) Program Requirements.--Each State correctional education
agency receiving a grant under this section shall--
``(1) annually report to the Secretary regarding--
``(A) the results of the evaluations conducted
using data elements and definitions provided by the
Secretary for the use of State correctional education
programs;
``(B) any objectives or requirements established by
the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2); and
``(C) the additional performance objectives and
evaluation methods contained in the proposal described
in subsection (c)(4), as necessary to document the
attainment of project performance objectives; and
``(2) expend on each participating eligible student for an
academic year, not more than the maximum Federal Pell Grant
funded under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
for such academic year, which shall be used for--
``(A) tuition, books, and essential materials; and
``(B) related services such as career development,
substance abuse counseling, parenting skills training,
and health education.
``(e) Student Eligibility.--A youth offender shall be eligible for
participation in a program receiving a grant under this section if the
youth offender--
``(1) is eligible to be released within 5 years (including
a youth offender who is eligible for parole within such time);
and
``(2) is 35 years of age or younger.
``(f) Length of Participation.--A State correctional education
agency receiving a grant under this section shall provide educational
and related services to each participating youth offender for a period
not to exceed 5 years, 1 year of which may be devoted to study in a
graduate education degree program or to remedial education services for
students who have obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent. Educational and related services shall start during the
period of incarceration in prison or prerelease, and the related
services may continue for not more than 1 year after release from
confinement.
``(g) Education Delivery Systems.--State correctional education
agencies and cooperating institutions shall, to the extent practicable,
use high-tech applications in developing programs to meet the
requirements and goals of this section.
``(h) Allocation of Funds.--From the funds appropriated pursuant to
subsection (i) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each
State an amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the
total number of students eligible under subsection (e) in such State
bears to the total number of such students in all States.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for fiscal years
2006 and 2007.''.
SEC. 18. CARLIE'S LAW.
(a) Probation.--Section 3565(b) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) commits a crime of violence against, or an offense
that consists of or is intended to facilitate unlawful sexual
contact (as defined in section 2246) with, a person who has not
attained the age of 16 years;''.
(b) Supervised Release.--Section 3583(g) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) commits a crime of violence against, or an offense
that consists of or is intended to facilitate unlawful sexual
contact (as defined in section 2246) with, a person who has not
attained the age of 16 years;''.
SEC. 19. IMPROVED REENTRY PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS.
(a) General Reentry Procedures.--The Department of Justice shall
take such steps as are necessary to modify existing procedures and
policies to enhance case planning and to improve the transition of
persons from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to the community,
including placement of such individuals in community corrections
facilities.
(b) Procedures Regarding Benefits.--
(1) In general.--The Bureau of Prisons shall establish
reentry planning procedures within the Release Preparation
Program that include providing Federal inmates with information
in the following areas:
(A) Health and nutrition.
(B) Employment.
(C) Personal finance and consumer skills.
(D) Information and community resources.
(E) Release requirements and procedures.
(F) Personal growth and development.
(2) Format.--Any written information that the Bureau of
Prisons provides to inmates for reentry planning purposes shall
use common terminology and language. The Bureau of Prisons
shall provide the United States Probation and Pretrial Services
System with relevant information on the medical care needs and
the mental health treatment needs of releasing inmates. The
United States Probation and Pretrial Services System shall take
this information into account when developing supervision plans
in an effort to address the medical care and mental health care
needs of these individuals. The Bureau of Prisons shall provide
inmates with a sufficient amount of all necessary medications
upon release from custody.
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