WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Prison administration

H.R. 1943, The Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.16

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1943 would provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons....

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H.R. 6215, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6215 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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S. 2141, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2141 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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S. 2010, The Private Prison Information Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2010 would require prisons and other 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 detention facilities are required to do by law....

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H.R. 1962, The Municipal Illegal Immigration Relief Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1962 would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants....

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H.R. 1889, The Private Prison Information Act of 2007

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1889 would require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners 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 do by law....

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H.R. 1890, The Public Safety Act

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1890 would ensure that the incarceration of inmates is not provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons charged with or convicted of an offense against the United States shall be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal, State, or local governments....

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H.R. 178, The Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act of 2007 or the JUSTICE Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 178 would reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections in correctional facilities....

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H.R. 1704, The Second Chance Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $5.88

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1704 would authorize the appropriation of funds for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, mostly for Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs to improve the treatment of inmates and to help offenders reenter communities after they have served their prison sentences. H.R. 1704 also would authorize the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide medical care to prisoners following their release from federal custody. In addition, the bill would authorize the appropriation of such sums as necessary over...

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H.R. 2965, The Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $4.06

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2965 would amend the laws that authorize the Federal Prison Industries (FPI), a government-owned corporation that produces goods and services for the federal government with prison labor. Under current law, most federal agencies are required to award purchase contracts to FPI on a noncompetitive basis if FPI has products available to meet the agencies' needs and the cost would not exceed current market prices. Such products include office furniture, textiles, vehicle tags, and fiber optics....

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