To require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3C8CB86C7C93478486C50A4AF8105DEE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Private Prison Information Act of 2023.
- Section H593BF6B1222D4118A526B4A405DC0ADE: 2. Definitions In this Act— the term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code; the term applicable entity means— a...
- Section H93B598A9176A423C9B2A3D395C32F5FB: 3. Freedom of Information Act applicable for contract prisons A record relating to a non-Federal prison, correctional, or detention facility shall be—...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Raskin (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Carson, Mr. Johnson …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an agency that contracts with, or provides funds to, an applicable entity to incarcerate or detain Federal prisoners or detainees in a non-Federal prison, correctional, or detention facility
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