WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Prisoners' rights

S. 3594, The Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3594 would protect United States citizens from unlawful arrest and detention....

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H.R. 6934, The Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6934 would amend and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974....

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S. 3437, The Restoring America's Integrity Act

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3437 would limit the use of certain interrogation techniques, it would require notification of the International Committee of the Red Cross of detainees, and it would prohibit interrogation by contractors....

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H.R. 6705, The Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6705 would provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

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S. 3401, The Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3401 would provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

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S. 3386, The Limitations on Interrogation Techniques Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3386 would prohibit the use of certain interrogation techniques....

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H.R. 6274, The Boumediene Jurisdiction Correction Act

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6274 would provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held under military authority under that part of Cuba leased to the United States....

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S. 3114, The Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3114 would provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, and it would improve conditions of detention for detainees....

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H.R. 5959, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $6.42

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5959 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System....

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S. 3005, The Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3005 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody....

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H.R. 5950, The Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5950 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody....

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H.R. 5460, To amend the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and title 18, United States Code, to include waterboarding in the definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture, and for other purposes

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5460 would amend the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and title 18, United States Code, to include waterboarding in the definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture....

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H.R. 4660, The Detainee Interrogation Recording Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4660 would require the videotaping of strategic interrogations and certain other interactions between detainees and members of the Armed Forces, intelligence operatives, and contractors....

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H.R. 4223, To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4223 would establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam....

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H.R. 4109, The Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4109 would provide for the redress of prison abuses....

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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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S. 1538, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $8.36

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1538 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System....

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H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2826 would amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

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S. 1639, A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1639 would provide for comprehensive immigration reform....

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S. 185, The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 185 would restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States....

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H.R. 2228, The Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2007

Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2228 would encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom in Ethiopia....

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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. 1416, The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1416 would restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims....

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H.R. 1352, The Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1352 would prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs....

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S. 372, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.67

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 372 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System....

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