D.C. Code § 24-1102 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 11 / § 24-1102
§ 24-1102. Authority to enter into and execute Compact.
Status: in_force

The Mayor is authorized to enter into and execute on behalf of the District a compact with any state or states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:
THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES
I Purpose. (a) The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision or return of juveniles, delinquents, and status offenders who are on probation or parole and who have absconded, escaped, or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have endangered their own safety and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize that each state is responsible for the safe return of juveniles who have run away from home and in doing so have left their state of residence. The compacting states also recognize that Congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act, 4 U.S.C. § 112, has authorized and encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime.
  (b) It is the purpose of this compact, through means of joint and cooperative action among the compacting states, to:
    (1) Ensure that the adjudicated juveniles and status offenders subject to this compact are provided adequate supervision and services in the receiving state as ordered by the adjudicating judge or parole authority in the sending state;
    (2) Ensure that the public-safety interests of the citizens, including the victims of juvenile offenders, in both the sending and receiving states are adequately protected;
    (3) Return juveniles who have run away, absconded, or escaped from supervision or control or have been accused of an offense to the state requesting their return;
    (4) Make contracts for the cooperative institutionalization in public facilities in member states for delinquent youth needing special services;
    (5) Provide for the effective tracking and supervision of juveniles;
    (6) Equitably allocate the costs, benefits, and obligations of the compacting states;
    (7) Establish procedures to manage the movement between states of juvenile offenders released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, juvenile departments, or other criminal or juvenile justice agency that has jurisdiction over juvenile offenders;
    (8) Insure that immediate notice is provided to jurisdictions where defined offenders are authorized to travel or relocate across state lines;
    (9) Establish procedures to resolve pending charges (detainers) against juvenile offenders prior to transfer or release to the community under the terms of this compact;
    (10) Establish a system of uniform data collection on information pertaining to juveniles subject to this compact that allows access by authorized juvenile justice and criminal justice officials and regular reporting of compact activities to heads of state executive, judicial, and legislative branches, and juvenile and criminal justice administrators;
    (11) Monitor compliance with rules governing interstate movement of juveniles and initiate interventions to address and correct noncompliance;
    (12) Coordinate training and education regarding the regulation of interstate movement of juveniles for officials involved in this activity; and
    (13) Coordinate the implementation and operation of the compact with the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, and other compacts affecting juveniles, particularly in those cases where concurrent or overlapping supervision issues arise.
  (c) It is the policy of the compacting states that the activities conducted by the Interstate Commission, created in Article III of this compact, are the formation of public policies and, therefore, are public business. Furthermore, the compacting states shall cooperate and observe their individual and collective duties and responsibilities for the prompt return and acceptance of juveniles subject to the provisions of this compact. The provisions of this compact shall be reasonably and liberally construed to accomplish the purposes and policies of the compact.
II Definitions. As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction, the term:
  (1) “Bylaws” means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling its actions or conduct.
  (2) “Compact administrator” means the individual in each compacting state, appointed pursuant to the terms of this compact, responsible for the administration and management of the state’s supervision and transfer of juveniles subject to the terms of this compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission, and policies adopted by the State Council under this compact.
  (3) “Compacting state” means any state that has enacted enabling legislation for this compact.
  (4) “Commissioner” means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to Article III of this compact.
  (5) “Court” means any court having jurisdiction over delinquent, neglected, or dependent children.
  (6) “Deputy compact administrator” means the individual, if any, in each compacting state appointed to act on behalf of a compact administrator pursuant to the terms of this compact responsible for the administration and management of the state’s supervision and transfer of juveniles, subject to the terms of this compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission, and policies adopted by the State Council under this compact.
  (7) “Interstate Commission” means the Interstate Commission for Juveniles created by Article III of this compact.
  (8) “Juvenile” means any person defined as a juvenile in any member state or by the rules of the Interstate Commission, including a(n):
    (A) “Accused delinquent” — a person charged with an offense that, if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense;
    (B) “Adjudicated delinquent” — a person found to have committed an offense that, if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense;
    (C) “Accused status offender” — a person charged with an offense that would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult;
    (D) “Adjudicated status offender” — a person found to have committed an offense that would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult; and
    (E) “Non-offender” — a person in need of supervision who has not been accused or adjudicated a status offender or delinquent.
  (9) “Non-compacting state” means any state that has not enacted enabling legislation for this compact.
  (10) “Probation or parole” means any kind of supervision or conditional release of juveniles authorized under the laws of the compacting states.
  (11) “Rule” means a written statement by the Interstate Commission promulgated pursuant to Article VI of this compact that is of general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of this compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the Interstate Commission, and has the force and effect of statutory law in a compacting state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.
  (12) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas Islands.
III Interstate Commission for Juveniles. (a) The compacting states hereby create the Interstate Commission for Juveniles. The Interstate Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The Interstate Commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth in this compact and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states in accordance with the terms of this compact.
  (b) The Interstate Commission shall consist of commissioners appointed by the appropriate appointing authority in each state pursuant to the rules and requirements of each compacting state, in consultation with the State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision (“State Council”). The commissioner shall be the compact administrator, deputy compact administrator, or designee from that state who shall serve on the Interstate Commission in such capacity under or pursuant to the applicable law of the compacting state.
  (c) In addition to the commissioners who are the voting representatives of each state, the Interstate Commission shall include individuals who are not commissioners but who are members of interested organizations. Such non-commissioner members shall include a member of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief justices, attorneys general, Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, juvenile justice and juvenile corrections officials, and crime victims. All non-commissioner members of the Interstate Commission shall be ex-officio, non-voting members. The Interstate Commission may provide in its bylaws for such additional ex-officio, non-voting members, including members of other national organizations, in such numbers as shall be determined by the Interstate Commission.
  (d) Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the Interstate Commission shall be entitled to one vote. A majority of the compacting states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission.
  (e) The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of a simple majority of the compacting states, shall call additional meetings. Public notice shall be given of all meetings and meetings shall be open to the public.
  (f) The Interstate Commission shall establish an executive committee, which shall include Interstate Commission officers, members, and others, as determined by the bylaws. The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session, with the exception of rulemaking or amending the compact. The executive committee, managed by an executive director and the Interstate Commission staff, shall;
    (1) Oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of the compact;
    (2) Administer enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the compact, its bylaws, and rules; and
    (3) Perform other duties as directed by the Interstate Commission or as set forth in the bylaws.
  (g) Each member of the Interstate Commission shall have the right and power to cast a vote to which that compacting state is entitled and to participate in the business and affairs of the Interstate Commission. A member shall vote in person and shall not delegate a vote to another compacting state. However, a commissioner, in consultation with the State Council, shall appoint another authorized representative in the absence of the commissioner from that state to cast a vote on behalf of the compacting state at a specified meeting. The bylaws may provide for members’ participation in meetings by telephone or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication.
  (h) The Interstate Commission’s bylaws shall establish conditions and procedures under which the Interstate Commission shall make its information and official records available to the public for inspection or copying. The Interstate Commission may exempt from disclosure any information or official record to the extent it would adversely affect personal-privacy rights or proprietary interests.
  (i) Public notice shall be given of all meetings and all meetings shall be open to the public, except as set forth in the rules or as otherwise provided in the compact. The Interstate Commission, and any of its committees, may close a meeting to the public when it determines by a two-thirds vote that an open meeting would be likely to:
    (1) Relate solely to the Interstate Commission’s internal personnel practices and procedures;
    (2) Disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by statute;
    (3) Disclose trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential;
    (4) Involve accusing a person of a crime;
    (5) Involve formally censuring a person;
    (6) Disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
    (7) Disclose investigative records compiled for law-enforcement purposes;
    (8) Disclose information contained in or related to an examination or operating report or a condition report prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of, the Interstate Commission with respect to a regulated person or entity for the purpose of regulation or supervision of the person or entity;
    (9) Disclose information, the premature disclosure of which would significantly endanger the stability of a regulated person or entity; or
    (10) Specifically relate to the Interstate Commission’s issuance of a subpoena or its participation in a civil action or other legal proceeding.
  (j) For every meeting closed pursuant to subsection (i) of this article, the Interstate Commission’s legal counsel shall publicly certify that, in the legal counsel’s opinion, the meeting may be closed to the public, and shall reference each provision that supports the certified opinion. The Interstate Commission shall keep minutes, which shall fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in any meeting, and shall provide a full and accurate summary of any actions taken, and the reasons for the actions, including a description of each of the views expressed on any item and the record of any roll-call vote (reflected in the vote of each member on the question). All documents considered in connection with any action shall be identified in the minutes.
  (k) The Interstate Commission shall collect standardized data concerning the interstate movement of juveniles as directed through its rules, which shall specify the data to be collected, the means of collection and data exchange, and reporting requirements. The methods of data collection, exchange, and reporting shall insofar as is reasonably possible conform to up-to-date technology and coordinate its information functions with the appropriate repository of records.
IV Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission shall have the power and duty to:
  (1) Provide for dispute resolution among the compacting states;
  (2) Promulgate rules to effect the purposes and obligations enumerated in the compact, which shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact;
  (3) Oversee, supervise, and coordinate the interstate movement of juveniles, subject to the terms of this compact and any bylaws adopted and rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission;
  (4) Enforce compliance with the compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including, but not limited to, the use of the judicial process;
  (5) Establish and maintain offices, which shall be located within one or more of the compacting states;
  (6) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
  (7) Borrow, accept, hire, or contract for services of personnel;
  (8) Establish and appoint committees and hire staff that it considers necessary to carry out its functions, including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Article III(f), which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying out the powers and duties set forth in this article;
  (9) Elect or appoint officers, attorneys, employees, agents, and consultants, determine their qualifications, fix their compensation, and define their duties;
  (10) Establish personnel policies and programs relating to, inter alia, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel;
  (11) Accept and utilize and dispose of donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services;
  (12) Lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve, or use any property, real, personal, or mixed;
  (13) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed;
  (14) Establish a budget and make expenditures and levy dues as provided in Article VIII of this compact;
  (15) Sue and be sued;
  (16) Adopt a seal and bylaws to govern its management and operation;
  (17) Report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and State Councils of the compacting states concerning its activities during the preceding year and any recommendations that it adopted;
  (18) Coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the interstate movement of juveniles for officials involved in this activity;
  (19) Establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting, and exchanging of data;
  (20) Maintain its corporate books and records in accordance with the bylaws; and
  (21) Perform any other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact.
V Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission. (a) Bylaws — The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members present and voting, within 12 months after the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact, including, but not limited to:
    (1) Establishing the fiscal year of the Interstate Commission;
    (2) Establishing an executive committee and any other committees as may be necessary;
    (3) Providing for the establishment of committees governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the Interstate Commission;
    (4) Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the Interstate Commission and ensuring reasonable notice of each meeting;
    (5) Establishing the titles and responsibilities of the officers of the Interstate Commission;
    (6) Providing a mechanism for concluding the operations of the Interstate Commission and the return of any surplus funds that may exist upon the termination of the compact after the payment or reserving of all of its debts and obligations;
    (7) Providing start-up rules for the initial administration of the compact; and
    (8) Establishing standards and procedures for compliance and technical assistance in carrying out the compact.
  (b) Officers and staff — (1) The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members, elect annually from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each of whom shall have the authority and duties as may be specified in the bylaws. The chairperson or, in the chairperson’s absence or disability, the vice-chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Interstate Commission. These officers shall serve without compensation or remuneration from the Interstate Commission; provided that, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, these officers shall be reimbursed for any ordinary and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties and responsibilities as officers of the Interstate Commission.
    (2) The Interstate Commission shall, through its executive committee, appoint or retain an executive director for the period, term, conditions, and compensation as the Interstate Commission considers appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member. The executive director shall hire and supervise such other staff as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission.
  (c) Qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification — (1) The Interstate Commission’s executive director and employees shall be immune from suit and liability, personally and in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of or relating to any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of his or her Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that no such person shall be protected from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person.
    (2) The liability of any commissioner, or the employee or agent of a commissioner, acting within the scope of the person’s employment or duties for acts, errors, or omissions occurring within the person’s state may not exceed the limits of liability set forth under the constitution and laws of that state for state officials, employees, and agents. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person.
    (3) The Interstate Commission shall defend the executive director or the employees or representatives of the Interstate Commission and, subject to the approval of the Attorney General of the state represented by any commissioner of a compacting state, shall defend the commissioner or the commissioner’s representatives or employees in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of the person’s Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the defendant had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of his or her Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of such person.
    (4) The Interstate Commission shall indemnify and hold the commissioner of a compacting state, or the commissioner’s representatives or employees, or the Interstate Commission’s representatives or employees, harmless in the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against the person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of his or her Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of his or her Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of such person.
VI Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission. (a) The Interstate Commission shall promulgate and publish rules to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact.
  (b) Rulemaking shall occur pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article and the bylaws and rules adopted pursuant to this article. The rulemaking shall substantially conform to the principles of the Model State Administrative Procedures Act (1981 Act) (Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p.1 (2000)), or such other administrative procedures act that the Interstate Commission considers appropriate, consistent with the due process requirements of the U.S. Constitution, as now or hereafter interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. All rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified, as published with the final version of the rule as approved by the Interstate Commission.
  (c) When promulgating a rule, the Interstate Commission shall, at a minimum:
    (1) Publish the proposed rule’s entire text stating the reason for the proposed rule;
    (2) Allow and invite any and all persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which shall be added to the record and be made publicly available;
    (3) Provide an opportunity for an informal hearing if petitioned by 10 or more persons; and
    (4) Promulgate a final rule and its effective date, if appropriate, based on input from state and local officials or other interested parties.
  (d) (1) The Interstate Commission shall allow, not later than 60 days after a rule is promulgated, any interested person to file a petition for judicial review of the rule in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the federal district court where the Interstate Commission’s principal office is located. If the court finds that the Interstate Commission’s action is not supported by substantial evidence in the rulemaking record, the court shall hold the rule unlawful and set it aside.
    (2) For purposes of this subsection, evidence is substantial if it would be considered substantial evidence under the Model State Administrative Procedures Act.
  (e) If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects a rule, those states may, by enactment of a statute or adoption of a resolution, using the same manner used to adopt the compact, cause that the rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state.
  (f) The existing rules governing the operation of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles superseded by this act shall be null and void 12 months after the first meeting of the Interstate Commission.
  (g) Upon determination by the Interstate Commission that a state-of-emergency exists, it may promulgate an emergency rule, which shall become effective immediately upon adoption; provided, that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in this article shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than 90 days after the effective date of the emergency rule.
VII Oversight, enforcement, and dispute resolution. (a) Oversight — (1) The Interstate Commission shall oversee the administration and operations of the interstate movement of juveniles subject to this compact in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in non-compacting states that may significantly affect compacting states.
    (2) The courts and executive agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated pursuant to this compact shall be received by all the judges, public officers, commissions, and departments of the state government as evidence of the authorized statute and administrative rules. All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact and the rules. The Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact that may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the Interstate Commission and have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes.
  (b) Dispute resolution — (1) The compacting states shall report to the Interstate Commission on all issues and activities necessary for the administration of the compact as well as on issues and activities pertaining to compliance with the provisions of the compact and its bylaws and rules.
    (2) The Interstate Commission shall attempt, upon the request of a compacting state, to resolve any dispute or other issue that is subject to the compact that may arise among compacting states or between compacting and non-compacting states. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states.
    (3) The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact using any or all means set forth in Article XI.
VIII Finance. (a) The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.
  (b) The Interstate Commission shall levy and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cover the cost of the internal operations and activities of the Interstate Commission and the cost of its staff that shall be in a total amount sufficient to cover the Interstate Commission’s annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Interstate Commission, which shall take into consideration the population of each compacting state and the volume of interstate movement of juveniles in each compacting state. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate a rule, which shall be binding on all compacting states, that governs the assessment.
  (c) The Interstate Commission shall not incur any obligation of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the obligation or pledge the credit of any compacting state except by and with the authority of the compacting state.
  (d) The Interstate Commission shall keep an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. All receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant. The report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate Commission.
IX The State Council. “Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision. While each state may determine the membership of its own State Council, its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government and a victims’ group, and include the compact administrator, deputy compact administrator, or designee. Each compacting state retains the right to determine the qualifications of the compact administrator or deputy compact administrator. Each State Council will advise and may exercise oversight and advocacy concerning that state’s participation in Interstate Commission activities and duties as determined by that state, including, but not limited to, development of a policy concerning operations and procedures of the compact within that state.
X Compacting states, effective date, and amendment. (a) Any state as defined in Article II(12) is eligible to become a compacting state.
  (b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than 35 states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1, 2004, or enactment into law by the 35th state. Thereafter, it shall become effective and binding as to any other compacting state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of non-member states, or their designees, shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Interstate Commission on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states.
  (c) The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the compacting states until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states.
XI Withdrawal, default, termination, and judicial enforcement. (a) Withdrawal — (1) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each compacting state; provided, that a compacting state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted the compact into law.
    (2) The effective date of withdrawal is the effective date of the repeal.
    (3) The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson of the Interstate Commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing this compact in the withdrawing state. The Interstate Commission shall notify the other compacting states of the withdrawing state’s intent to withdraw within 60 days of its receipt of the notice.
    (4) The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, including any obligations, the performance of which extend beyond the effective date of withdrawal.
    (5) Reinstatement following withdrawal of any compacting state shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon such later date as determined by the Interstate Commission.
  (b) Technical assistance, fines, suspension, termination, and default — (1) If the Interstate Commission determines that any compacting state has at any time defaulted in the performance of any of its obligations or responsibilities under this compact, or the bylaws or rules, the Interstate Commission may impose any or all of the following penalties:
    (A) Remedial training and technical assistance as directed by the Interstate Commission;
    (B) Alternative dispute resolution;
    (C) Fines, fees, and costs in amounts considered reasonable and fixed by the Interstate Commission; and
    (D) Suspension or termination of membership in the compact, which shall be imposed only after all other reasonable means of securing compliance under the bylaws or rules have been exhausted and the Interstate Commission has determined that the offending state is in default.
      (2) Immediate notice of suspension shall be given by the Interstate Commission to the Governor, the Chief Justice or the Chief Judicial Officer of the state, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state’s legislature, and the State Council.
      (3) The grounds for default include, but are not limited to, failure of a compacting state to perform the obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by this compact, the bylaws, or rules, and any other grounds designated in the Interstate Commission’s bylaws and rules.
      (4) The Interstate Commission shall immediately notify the defaulting state in writing of the penalty imposed by the Interstate Commission and of the default, pending a cure of the default. The Interstate Commission shall specify the conditions and the time period within which the defaulting state must cure its default. If the defaulting state fails to cure the default within the time period specified by the Interstate Commission, the defaulting state shall be terminated from the compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the compacting states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this compact shall be terminated upon the effective date of termination.
      (5) Within 60 days of the effective date of termination of a defaulting state, the Interstate Commission shall notify the Governor, the Chief Justice or Chief Judicial Officer, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state’s legislature, and the State Council of the termination.
      (6) The defaulting state is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including any obligations, the performance of which extends beyond the effective date of termination.
      (7) The Interstate Commission shall not bear any costs relating to the defaulting state unless otherwise agreed upon in writing between the Interstate Commission and the defaulting state.
      (8) Reinstatement following termination of any compacting state requires both a reenactment of the compact by the defaulting state and the approval of the Interstate Commission pursuant to the rules.
  (c) Judicial enforcement — The Interstate Commission may, by majority vote of the members, initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or, at the discretion of the Interstate Commission, in the federal district where the Interstate Commission has its offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact, its rules, or bylaws against any compacting state in default. If judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.
  (d) Dissolution of the compact — (1) The compact dissolves effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the compacting state that reduces membership in the compact to one compacting state.
    (2) Upon the dissolution of this compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of the Interstate Commission shall be concluded and any surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws.
XII Severability and construction. (a) The provisions of this compact shall be severable. If any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.
  (b) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
XIII Binding effect of compact and other laws. (a) Other Laws — (1) Nothing in this compact shall prevent the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact.
    (2) All compacting states’ laws other than state constitutions and other interstate compacts conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.
  (b) Binding effect of the compact — (1) All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the compacting states.
    (2) All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms.
    (3) Upon the request of a party to a conflict over the meaning or interpretation of an Interstate Commission action and a majority vote of the compacting states, the Interstate Commission may issue advisory opinions regarding the meaning or interpretation.
    (4) In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligation, duty, power, or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by the provision upon the Interstate Commission shall be ineffective and the obligation, duty, power, or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency of the compacting state to which the obligation, duty, power, or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this compact becomes effective.
D.C. Code § 24-481.06 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4A / § 24-481.06
§ 24-481.06. Confidentiality of proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) Proceedings of the Board shall be subject to subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , except that the Board shall hold closed sessions when:
  (1) Considering applications for clemency recommendations; or
  (2) Discussing matters that would allow for the identity of any person who is a subject of the discussion, other than a person who has expressly consented to be identified, to be ascertained.
(b) (1) Persons other than Board members who attend any Board meeting that is closed to the public shall not disclose what occurred at the meeting to anyone who was not in attendance, except insofar as disclosure is necessary for that person to comply with a request for information from the Board.
  (2) Board members who attend closed meetings shall not disclose what occurred with anyone who was not in attendance (except other Board members), except insofar as disclosure is necessary to carry out the duties of the Board.
D.C. Code § 24-401a — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-401a
§ 24-401a. Board of Parole — Created; members; procedural rules; transfer of powers, employees, supplies and appropriations of Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole; duties of Parole Executive; cooperation of Department of Corrections.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-913 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-913
§ 24-913. Age-appropriate housing for youth.
Status: in_force

(a) On October 1, 2017, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Mayor shall provide a report to the Council that includes:
  (1) The greatest number of juveniles housed in the Correctional Treatment Facility or the Central Detention Facility at any one time during the preceding quarter;
  (2) The lowest number of unused beds for juveniles at secure juvenile facilities at any one time during the preceding quarter; and
  (3) The number of consecutive quarters that the lowest number of unused beds at secure juvenile facilities, as determined in paragraph (2) of this subsection, has exceeded the greatest number of juveniles housed in the Correctional Treatment Facility or the Central Detention Facility, as determined in paragraph (1) of this subsection, if any.
(b) All juveniles housed at the Correctional Treatment Facility or the Central Detention Facility shall be transferred to available space in secure juvenile facilities within 6 months after a determination that there have been 4 consecutive quarters of excess capacity, as determined under subsection (a)(3) of this section.
D.C. Code § 24-481.03 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4A / § 24-481.03
§ 24-481.03. Establishment and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Clemency Board within the EOM to review the applications of individuals convicted of violating District laws or regulations and determine which applicants to recommend to the President of the United States for clemency. The EOM's General Counsel shall provide staff, office space, and administrative support to the Board.
(b) The Board shall:
  (1) Develop criteria and an application for clemency recommendations and publicize the application procedure;
  (2) Review each application and determine, within 6 months after a complete application is received, whether to recommend the application to the President of the United States;
  (3) Consider both cases of actual innocence and cases of those who are remorseful and can show that they have been rehabilitated;
  (4) Give special consideration to applicants who are terminally ill or elderly, or who no longer present a danger to the community;
  (5) Develop criteria for the consideration of an applicant's background, which may include procedures by which the Board obtains information from outside organizations with which the applicant has interacted;
  (6) Whenever feasible, conduct in-person, telephone, or video conference hearings with applicants;
  (7) Allow applicants to have access to an attorney or non-attorney representative at any hearing before the Board;
  (8) When the Board decides to recommend an application to the President of the United States:
    (A) Send the application, along with a narrative describing why the Board recommended the application, to the Office of the Pardon Attorney and to the President of the United States; and
    (B) Provide notification, to include the applicant's name, to the Chairman of the Council and the chairperson of the Council committee with jurisdiction over judiciary matters; and
  (9) Track and publish the number of applications the Board grants and denies, including the number of applications recommended to the President of the United States, in an annual report to the Council and on the EOM's website; provided, that the annual report shall exclude personally identifiable information.
D.C. Code § 24-201.14 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.14
§ 24-201.14. Delivery of prisoners to Marshal.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail to receive such prisoners and to deliver them to the Marshal or his duly authorized deputy, on the written request of either, for the purpose of taking them before any court or judicial officer, as provided in § 24-201.13 .
D.C. Code § 24-1302 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / § 24-1302
§ 24-1302. Establishment of the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs. The Office shall coordinate and monitor service delivery to returning citizens. The Office shall make recommendations to the Mayor to promote the general welfare, empowerment, and reintegration of returning citizens in the areas of employment and workforce development, health care, education, housing, and social services.
(b) (1) The Office shall be headed by an Executive Director, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to § 1-523.01(a) . The Director shall be a full-time employee, for whom annual compensation shall be fixed in accordance with subchapter X-A of Chapter 6 of Title 1 .
  (2) The Director shall:
    (A) Serve as principal advisor to the Mayor on matters related to the reintegration of returning citizens into the general population;
    (B) Serve as an advocate for returning citizens;
    (C) Respond to recommendations and policy statements from the Commission;
    (D) Identify areas for service improvement and policy development and implementation for presentation to the Mayor and the Commission by funding research, hosting symposia, and undertaking other projects;
    (E) Coordinate efforts of District government agencies targeted toward returning citizens;
    (F) Accept volunteer services and funding from public and private sources to supplement the budget in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Office;
    (G) Apply for, receive, and expend any gift or grant to further the purposes of the Office;
    (H) File an annual report on the operations of the Office with the Mayor and the Council;
    (I) Meet and coordinate with members of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, as set forth in § 22-4233(a) , and their designates, to disseminate information and recommendations to and from the voting members of the Commission;
    (J) Establish a pilot program for Fiscal Year 2019 to provide transportation subsidies to returning citizens, pursuant to criteria to be developed by the Office, in the amount of $60,000;
    (K) By January 1, 2020, develop a plan to register qualified electors, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02(2) , who are in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, or are returning citizens, to vote and provide them with information about the voting rights of individuals currently incarcerated or with a criminal record in the District;
    (L) Have the authority to establish and implement a program to support the employment of returning citizens through grants to employers; provided, that:
      (i) To qualify for the program, an eligible employer shall:
        (I) Register with the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs to accept applications for employment from eligible individuals;
        (II) Demonstrate that potential employees in the program have opportunities for advancement within the eligible employer's organization or industry;
        (III) Hire one or more eligible individuals who meet the requirements of sub-subparagraph (ii) of this subparagraph;
        (IV) Be located within the District;
        (V) Pay each employed eligible individual at least the minimum wage required pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 10 of Title 32 ;
        (VI) Employ each eligible individual for a minimum of 20 hours per week for a minimum of 8 weeks;
        (VII) Submit an application; and
        (VIII) Provide documentation as required by the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs to substantiate the satisfaction of each requirement of the program for the participating eligible employer and for each eligible individual employed.
      (ii) For an eligible employer to receive a grant for the employment of an eligible individual, the eligible individual must:
        (I) Have been previously incarcerated;
        (II) Be a resident of the District;
        (III) Have completed a workforce development and life skills program within the District; and
        (IV) Have been unemployed for a period of at least one month prior to being hired by the participating eligible employer.
      (iii) Grants offered through the program shall be disbursed:
        (I) Initially, after an eligible employer has provided documentation substantiating that the eligible employer employed an eligible individual for a minimum of 20 hours per week for a minimum of 8 weeks;
        (II) Subsequent to the initial disbursement, at the end of each month that the eligible individual is employed pursuant to the requirements of the program;
      (iv) The maximum amount of the grant disbursements offered through the program to each participating eligible employer shall be:
        (I) For the first year that an eligible individual is employed by a participating eligible employer, 40% of the minimum wage for a period not to exceed 40 hours per week and 2,080 hours per year for each eligible individual hired under the program; and
        (II) For the second year that an eligible individual is employed by the same participating eligible employer, 80% of the minimum wage for a period not to exceed 40 hours per week and 2,080 hours per year for each eligible individual hired under the program.
      (v) (I) The total amount of funding expended through the program shall not exceed the amount budgeted for the program.
        (II) Eligible employers shall receive funding in the order that they successfully provide the documentation required pursuant to sub-subparagraph (i)(VII) of this subparagraph for the employment of an eligible individual.
        (III) For each eligible individual for whom documentation successfully has been submitted, an amount of funds shall be set aside such that the eligible employer may be reimbursed for the employment of an eligible individual for a period no shorter than the remainder of the fiscal year during which the documentation was submitted, and the remainder of the assistance shall be subject to the availability of funding;
    (M) Conduct a Paralegal Fellowship Initiative pilot program that places a cohort of returning citizen students in an accredited, university-based paralegal certification program located in the District of Columbia, while providing the students with support services necessary for their success;
    (N) By December 1, 2021, coordinate with youth-serving government agencies, non-government entities, and individuals to conduct and submit to the Council a comprehensive needs assessment for children in the District who have experienced the incarceration of a parent. The assessment shall:
      (i) Examine the impact on children resulting from parental incarceration;
      (ii) Identify the social, emotional, economic, educational, housing, health, mental health, and other needs of children impacted by parental incarceration;
      (iii) Estimate the number of children who are currently, or have been, impacted by parental incarceration in total and by ward; and
      (iv) Specify the gaps between existing services available in the community and the identified needs of children impacted by parental incarceration; and
    (O) By March 1, 2022, coordinate with youth-serving government  agencies, non-government entities, and individuals to submit a strategic plan to the Council that outlines how the District can specifically meet the social, emotional, economic, educational, housing, health, mental health, and other needs of children whose parents are incarcerated. The strategic plan shall include:
      (i) The timeline and resources necessary to meet the identified needs; and
      (ii) Recommendations for any policy or legislative reforms necessary to meet the needs of children impacted by parental incarceration.
  (3) The Office shall have staff as funded by appropriations and federal or private grants.
  (4) The Director may communicate and coordinate with and seek information from the federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"), including by:
    (A) Developing and maintaining a database containing the name, location of incarceration, and contact information for each District resident incarcerated by the BOP who is expected to be released within the next 6 months; and
    (B) Contacting each District resident incarcerated by the BOP who is expected to be released within the next 6 months to provide:
      (i) Information detailing available housing and employment resources, including any necessary application forms;
      (ii) The Office's contact information; and
      (iii) The necessary information to apply for birth certificates and non-driver identification cards.
D.C. Code § 24-468 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-468
§ 24-468. Medical and geriatric suspension of sentence.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Upon a motion by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the court may suspend execution of the sentence of any person convicted under the District of Columbia Official Code of a felony or of a felony and a misdemeanor committed on or after August 5, 2000, and sentenced to a determinate term of imprisonment which is not subject to parole and, notwithstanding § 16-710(b) , shall impose a period of probation to follow release equal to the period of incarceration that was suspended. A copy of the motion shall be served on the prosecutor and counsel for the inmate.
  (2) Upon a motion by the Director of the Department of Corrections, the court may suspend execution of the sentence of any person convicted under the District of Columbia Official Code of a felony committed on or after August 5, 2000, who has not commenced serving that sentence at the Bureau of Prisons or a Bureau of Prisons’ contract facility, including the Department of Corrections, or of any person convicted under the District of Columbia Official Code of a misdemeanor committed on or after August 5, 2000, and, notwithstanding § 16-710(b) , shall impose a period of probation to follow release equal to the period of incarceration that was suspended. A copy of the motion shall be served on the prosecutor and counsel for the inmate. This paragraph shall not apply to any person who is physically present in a Department of Corrections facility pursuant to a writ of habeas corpus, at the request of a prosecutor or defense attorney, or because of a parole or supervised release detainer.
(b) (1) The court may suspend execution of a sentence pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section only if, after giving the prosecutor and counsel for the inmate notice and an opportunity to be heard, the court finds that:
    (A) The inmate is permanently incapacitated or terminally ill because of a medical condition that was not known to the court at the time of sentencing, and the release of the inmate under supervision is not incompatible with public safety; or
    (B) The inmate is 65 years or older and has a chronic infirmity, illness, or disease related to aging, and the release of the inmate under supervision is not incompatible with public safety.
  (2) The court shall act expeditiously on any motion submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons or the Director of the Department of Corrections. If the court receives a request directly from an inmate or a representative of an inmate, the court may refer the matter to the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the Department of Corrections, as the case may be, for a motion or a statement of reasons as to why a motion will not be filed.
D.C. Code § 24-637 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 6 / § 24-637
§ 24-637. [Omitted].
Status: omitted

Omitted.
D.C. Code § 24-211.08 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-211.08
§ 24-211.08. Automatic voter registration and voter assistance and notification to incarcerated individuals in Department of Corrections custody.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any obligations imposed upon the Department of Corrections ("Department") due to its designation as a voter registration agency by § 1-1001.07(d)(1)(B) , the Department shall:
  (1) Determine whether an incarcerated individual is a qualified elector, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02(2) ;
  (2) If the Department determines that an incarcerated individual is a qualified elector, as that term is defined in § 1-1001.02(2) , automatically register that incarcerated individual to vote pursuant to § 1-1001.07(c)(1) , unless the incarcerated individual indicates that they do not want to register; and
  (3) Provide an oral and written notification to each incarcerated individual of the right of an incarcerated individual or with a criminal record to vote in the District.
(a-1) (1) The Department shall transmit to the District of Columbia Board of Elections the voter registration information of each applicant who did not decline to register to vote no later than 10 days after the date of its acceptance by the Department; except, that if an application is accepted within 5 days before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application shall be transmitted to the Board not later than 5 days after the date of its acceptance.
  (2) The information submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall contain the applicant's:
    (A) Legal name;
    (B) Date of birth;
    (C) Residence;
    (D) Mailing address;
    (E) Previous voter registration address;
    (F) DMV-issued identification number or social security number;
    (G) Party affiliation (if any);
    (H) Response as to whether the applicant would like information on serving as a poll worker in the next election; and
    (I) Signature.
(b) The Department shall include information about the District voting rights of individuals currently incarcerated or with a criminal record in its Inmate Handbook or other similar resource provided to incarcerated individuals. Such information shall discuss the importance of and process for keeping voter registration information, including their residence address, current and up to date, including upon transfer or release from Department custody.
(c) Beginning on April 26, 2019, and every 6 months thereafter, the Department shall provide to the Office on Returning Citizen Affairs the names and contact information of incarcerated individuals released from its custody in the prior 6 months.
D.C. Code § 24-1303 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / § 24-1303
§ 24-1303. Establishment of the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Commission on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs to advise the Mayor, the Council, and the Director on the process, issues, and consequences of the reintegration of returning citizens into the general population.
(b) (1) The Commission shall consist of 15 public voting members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council pursuant to § 1-523.01(f) . There shall also be 14 ex-officio non-voting members, including the following officials or their designees:
    (A) Attorney General;
    (B) Director of the Department of Human Services;
    (C) Director of the Department of Health;
    (D) Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development;
    (E) Directors of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection and the Department of Buildings;
    (F) Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia;
    (G) President of the University of the District of Columbia;
    (H) Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department;
    (I) Director of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services;
    (J) Director of the Department of Employment Services;
    (K) Director of the Office of Human Rights;
    (L) Director of the Department of Behavioral Health; and
    (M) Director of the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration, or the administrative head of the agency or the successor agency within the Department of Health responsible for administering substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
  (2) Ex-officio members or their designees shall develop and implement policies and programs in their respective agencies that will ensure that the purposes of this chapter are accomplished. Ex-officio members or their designees shall meet with the Director, at a minimum, once per quarter in planning and coordinating policies and programs to assist in the successful reintegration of returning citizens into the general population.
  (3) (A) Voting members shall be appointed with due consideration for significant representation from the returning citizens community and established District-based public, private, nonprofit, and volunteer community organizations involved with the provision of services for returning citizens, the incarcerated, and their families.
    (B) Voting members of the Commission shall serve terms of 3 years except, that of the initial members, 5 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, 5 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 5 shall be appointed for a term of one year. Members may be reappointed, but shall not serve more than 3 consecutive full terms. Terms for the initial Commission members shall begin on the date that a majority of the members are sworn in, which date shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.
    (C) If a vacancy occurs on the Commission, the Mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Council, a successor to fill the unexpired portion of the term in accordance with § 1-523.01(a) .
  (4) The Mayor shall appoint the Chairperson of the Commission.
  (5) All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. Expenses incurred by the Commission or by its individual members, when authorized by the Chairperson, shall become an obligation to the extent of appropriated District of Columbia and federal funds designated for that purpose.
  (6) The Commission shall adopt rules of procedure.
  (7) The Commission shall meet monthly. The meetings shall be held in space provided by the District government and shall be open to the public. A quorum to transact business shall consist of a majority, plus one, of the voting members.
  (8) At least one of the 15 public voting members of the Commission shall be a member of a group, organization, or service provider that focuses on the needs of female returning citizens.
(c) The Commission shall:
  (1) Serve as an advocate for returning citizens;
  (2) Review and submit to the Mayor, the Council, and the Office an annual report that shall be submitted to the Mayor and the Council within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, be the subject of a public hearing before the Council, and include:
    (A) A summary of the recommendations of the Commission, including a summary of required monthly meetings pursuant to subsection (b)(7) of this section;
    (B) A budget breakdown, with supporting budget documents, detailing the fiscal implications of the Commission’s recommendations;
    (C) Executive branch policy and legislative priorities of the Commission for the following fiscal year; and
    (D) A summary of community outreach efforts undertaken by members of the Commission;
  (3) Develop sustainable relationships and coordinate with federal, state and private agencies working with returning citizens;
  (4) Participate in public hearings and promote community dialogue concerning the issues confronting returning citizens;
  (5) Review and comment on proposed legislation and regulations, policies, and programs and make policy recommendations on issues affecting returning citizens;
  (6) Develop policy and provide continuing review of the planning undertaken by the Office; and
  (7) Make reasonable requests for information necessary to effectuate the discharge of its responsibilities.
D.C. Code § 24-201.15 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.15
§ 24-201.15. Accountability for safekeeping of prisoners.
Status: in_force

The Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail shall be accountable for the safekeeping of all prisoners legally committed thereto.
D.C. Code § 24-404 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-404
§ 24-404. Authorization of parole; custody; discharge.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever it shall appear to the United States Parole Commission (“Commission”) that there is a reasonable probability that a prisoner will live and remain at liberty without violating the law, that his or her release is not incompatible with the welfare of society, and that he or she has served the minimum sentence imposed or the prescribed portion of his or her sentence, as the case may be, the Commission may authorize his or her release on parole upon such terms and conditions as the Commission shall from time to time prescribe. While on parole, a parolee shall remain in the legal custody and under the control of the Attorney General of the United States or his or her authorized representative until:
  (1) The expiration of the maximum of the term or terms specified in his or her sentence without regard to good time allowance; or
  (2) The Commission terminates legal custody over such parolee under subsection (a-1) of this section.
(a-1) (1) Upon its own motion or upon request of a parolee, the Commission may terminate legal custody over the parolee before expiration of the parolee’s sentence.
  (2) Two years after a parolee’s release on parole, and at least annually thereafter, the Commission shall review that parolee’s status to determine the need for continued legal custody and may terminate legal custody over the parolee if, in its discretion, the Commission determines that continued legal custody is no longer needed.
  (3) Five years after a parolee’s release on parole, the Commission shall terminate legal custody over the parolee unless the Commission determines, after a hearing, that legal custody of the parolee should not be terminated because there is a likelihood that the parolee will violate any criminal law.
  (4) If the Commission does not terminate legal custody under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Commission:
    (A) May conduct a hearing annually, if the parolee so requests, to determine whether to terminate legal custody of the parolee; and
    (B) Shall conduct a hearing every 2 years to determine whether to terminate legal custody of the parolee.
  (5) In calculating a time period under this subsection, the Commission shall exclude:
    (A) Any period of release on parole before the most recent such release; and
    (B) Any period served in confinement on any other sentence.
(a-2) (1) The provisions of subsection (a-1) of this section shall apply to a person who is on parole on or after May 20, 2009.
  (2) For a person released on parole prior to May 20, 2009, determinations by the Commission whether to terminate legal custody under subsection (a-1)(2) or (3) of this section, as applicable, shall be made within one year after May 20, 2009.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (a-1), and (a-2) of this section, the Council of the District of Columbia may promulgate rules and regulations under which the Commission, in its discretion, may discharge a parolee from supervision prior to the expiration of the maximum term or terms for which he was sentenced.
D.C. Code § 24-701 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 7 / § 24-701
§ 24-701. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of §§ 24-701 to 24-711 is to protect the health and safety of the people of the District of Columbia from the menace of drug addiction and to afford an opportunity to the drug user for rehabilitation. The Congress intends that federal criminal laws shall be enforced against drug users as well as other persons, and §§ 24-701 to 24-711 shall not be used to substitute treatment for punishment in cases of crime committed by drug users.
D.C. Code § 24-201.61 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.61
§ 24-201.61. Cap on sentenced persons housed at District of Columbia Jail.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the number of sentenced persons housed at the District of Columbia Jail (Central Detention Facility) by the Department of Corrections shall not exceed 2,050 at any time.
(b) If the Department of Corrections requires an exemption to the cap on the number of sentenced persons established by subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall transmit a resolution requesting an exemption to the Council for a 30-day period of review. The transmitted resolution requesting an exemption shall include the reasons for the exemption, the consequences if the exemption is not approved, and the time the exemption shall be in force. If the Council has not approved or disapproved the resolution requesting an exemption within the 30-day review period, the resolution requesting an exemption shall be deemed disapproved.
D.C. Code § 24-281 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-281
§ 24-281. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Commissary” means a system through which residents in District correctional facilities are able to purchase permitted commodities.
(2) “Committee” means the Resident Welfare Fund Committee established by section 3005 [ § 24-284 ].
(3) “Correctional facility” means any building, or group of buildings, and concomitant services, operated as a single management unit by, or under contract with, the Department of Corrections for the purpose of housing and providing services to persons ordered confined pending trial or upon conviction and sentencing for a violation of law.
(4) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.
(5) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Corrections.
(6) “Fund” means the Resident Welfare Fund established by § 24-282 .
D.C. Code § 24-462 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-462
§ 24-462. Conditions present at time of sentencing excluded.
Status: in_force

No physical or medical condition set forth in § 24-461 which existed at the time of sentencing shall provide the basis for geriatric or medical parole under this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 24-921 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-921
§ 24-921. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “BOOT CAMP” means the Basic Operations Options Training Children to Adults Maturity Program for eligible juvenile offenders, established pursuant to the rules of the Department of Human Services adopted under this subchapter, which provides rigorous physical activity, intensive regimentation, discipline, education, and vocational training for a minimum of 40 participants, to begin the program, for a period of 90 days.
(2) “Eligible juvenile offender” means a youth 14 through 18 years of age who has been committed to the custody of the Youth Services Administration and who:
  (A) Has not been previously incarcerated in an adult prison facility and has not committed a crime of violence, as defined in § 22-4501 , except burglary and robbery;
  (B) Has not been prohibited by a judge or law from participating in the BOOT CAMP;
  (C) Has no known contagious or communicable disease;
  (D) Has no known mental or physical impairments that would prevent him or her from performing physical activity; and
  (E) Agrees to the terms and conditions of the BOOT CAMP.
D.C. Code § 24-710 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 7 / § 24-710
§ 24-710. Periodic examination of released patients.
Status: in_force

(a) For 2 years after his release, the patient shall report to the Mayor at such times and places as required, for a physical examination to determine whether the patient has again become a drug user. If the Mayor determines that the person examined is a drug user, he shall then order the patient into an institution in accordance with the provisions of §§ 24-701 to 24-711 .
(b) Upon the failure of any patient to report in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia shall be notified of such failure, and a statement of such failure to report shall be filed with the court. The court shall issue an attachment for the patient and order him confined forthwith for examination and such further action as the court may deem necessary and proper under the provisions of §§ 24-701 to 24-711 .
D.C. Code § 24-201.71 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.71
§ 24-201.71. Central Detention Facility requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The number of residents housed at any one time in the Central Detention Facility shall not exceed the number of persons established by an independent consultant pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Within 90 days of January 30, 2004, the Mayor shall develop and submit to the Council for a 30-day period of review, excluding days of Council recess, a plan for establishing the maximum number of residents that can be housed at any one time within the Central Detention Facility.  The plan shall consist of a contract with an independent consultant, who, upon approval of the plan by the Council, will determine the maximum number of residents that can be housed at any one time within the Central Detention Facility based upon physical capacity, programming, classification system, and housing plan of the Central Detention Facility.  If the Council does not approve or disapprove the plan, by resolution, within the 30-day period, the plan shall be deemed disapproved.
(c) The Mayor shall establish, by rule, the maximum number of residents to be housed at any one time in the Central Detention Facility.  The maximum number shall be determined by an independent consultant contracted with by the Mayor pursuant to the plan approved under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) One year following implementation of the population ceiling pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Mayor shall evaluate the results of the Central Detention Facility classification system, housing plan, and population ceiling, and shall propose modifications, if necessary.  A copy of the evaluation shall be forwarded to the Council.
(e) (1) The Department of Corrections shall obtain accreditation by the American Correctional Association for the Central Detention Facility within 4 years of January 30, 2004, and shall meet all American Correctional Association requirements for recertification of the facility.
  (2) Within 210 days of January 30, 2004, the Mayor shall forward to the Council an implementation plan by which the Department shall achieve accreditation for the Central Detention Facility by the American Correctional Association.
D.C. Code § 24-112 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / § 24-112
§ 24-112. General duties, powers, and goals of Commission.
Status: in_force

(a) Recommendations. — The Commission shall, within 180 days after August 5, 1997, make recommendations to the District of Columbia Council for amendments to the District of Columbia Official Code with respect to the sentences to be imposed for all felonies committed on or after 3 years after August 5, 1997.
(b) Contents of recommendations. — Such recommendations shall:
  (1) As to all felonies described in subsection (h) of this section, meet the truth in sentencing standards of 20104(a)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 [42 U.S.C. § 13704(a)(1)];
  (2) As to all felonies ensure that;
    (A) An offender will have a sentence imposed that:
      (i) Reflects the seriousness of the offense and the criminal history of the offender; and
      (ii) Provides for just punishment, affords adequate deterrence to potential future criminal conduct of the offender and others, and provides the offender with needed educational or vocational training, medical care, and other correctional treatment;
    (B) Good time shall be calculated pursuant to section 3624 of title 18, United States Code; and
    (C) An adequate period of supervision will be imposed to follow release from the imprisonment.
(c) Death penalty. — The Commission shall not have the power to recommend a sentence of death for any offense nor for any offense a term of imprisonment less than that prescribed by the D.C. Official Code as a mandatory minimum sentence.
(d) Other features of recommendations. — The Commission shall ensure that its recommendations:
  (1) Will be neutral as to the race, sex, marital status, ethnic origin, religious affiliation, national origin, creed, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression (as defined in § 2-1401.02(12A) ) of offenders;
  (2) Will include provisions designed to maximize the effectiveness of the drug court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and
  (3) Will be fully consistent with all other provisions of this act, including provisions relating to the administration of probation, parole, and supervised release for District of Columbia Official Code offenders.
(e) Vote; termination. — The recommendations of the Commission required under subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall be adopted by a vote of not less than 6 of the members and when made shall be transmitted forthwith to the District of Columbia Council. The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the transmittal of recommendations to the Council or on the last date on which timely recommendations may be made if the Commission is unable to agree on such recommendations.
(f) Recommendations for implementation. — In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Commission may adopt by a vote of not less than 6 of the members and transmit to the  Superior Court of the District of Columbia recommended rules and principles for determining the sentence to be imposed, including:
  (1) Whether to impose a sentence of probation, a term of imprisonment and/or a fine, and the amount or length thereof, and including intermediate sanctions in appropriate cases; and
  (2) Whether multiple sentences of terms of imprisonment should run concurrently or consecutively.
(g) Powers. — The Commission is authorized:
  (1) To hold hearings and call witnesses that might assist the Commission in the exercise of its powers;
  (2) To perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section; and
  (3) Except as otherwise provided, to conduct business, exercise powers, and fulfill duties by the vote of a majority of the members present at any meeting.
(h) Felonies described. — The felonies described in this subsection are violations of any of the following provisions of law:
  (1) The following provisions relating to arson:
    (A) Section 22-301.
    (B) Section 22-302.
  (2) The following provisions relating to felony assault:
    (A) Section 22-401.
    (B) Section 22-402.
    (C) Section 22-403.
    (D) Section 22-404.01.
    (E) Section 22-405.
    (F) Section 22-406.
  (3) Section 22-722 (relating to obstruction of justice).
  (4) Section 22-1101 (relating to cruelty to children).
  (5) Section 22-801 (relating to first degree burglary).
  (6) Section 22-2001 (relating to kidnapping).
  (7) The following provisions relating to murder and manslaughter:
    (A) Section 22-2101.
    (B) Section 22-2102.
    (C) Section 22-2103.
    (D) Section 22-2104.
    (E) Section 22-2105.
    (F) Section 22-2106.
  (8) Section 22-2601 (relating to prison breach).
  (9) Section 22-2603 [see now § 22-2632 ].
  (10) Section 22-2801 (relating to robbery).
  (11) Section 22-2803 (relating to carjacking).
  (12) Chapter 45 of Title 22 .
  (13) The following provisions relating to sex offenses:
    (A) Section 22-3002.
    (B) Section 22-3003.
    (C) Section 22-3004.
    (D) Section 22-3005.
    (E) Section 22-3008.
    (F) Section 22-3009.
    (G) Section 22-3010.
    (H) Section 22-3013.
    (I) Section 22-3014.
    (J) Section 22-3015.
    (K) Section 22-3016.
    (L) Section 22-3018.
    (M) Section 22-3020.
  (14) Section 48-904.01 (relating to recidivist drug offenders), but only in the case of a second or subsequent violation.
D.C. Code § 24-466 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-466
§ 24-466. Eligibility for public assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person has been granted either medical or geriatric parole and applies for public assistance, including medical assistance, the Department shall forward the application for assistance to the Department of Human Services, and advise the Board that an application for assistance has been made.
(b) The Department of Human Services shall, within 60 days of receipt of a medical or geriatric parolee’s application for assistance, determine the eligibility of the person for general assistance, public assistance, Medicaid, or any other District or federal medical assistance program.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, when a person is released on medical or geriatric parole and is in need of public assistance, including medical assistance, the Department of Human Services shall be responsible for the administrative costs of the initial and any subsequent eligibility determination and the costs of any public assistance, including medical assistance, following a person’s release on medical or geriatric parole for so long as the person is eligible.
D.C. Code § 24-201.17 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.17
§ 24-201.17. Execution of judgments in capital cases; failure to make specific appropriation not abolition of position.
Status: in_force

The Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby directed, authorized, and required to execute the judgments of the law prior to March 4, 1923, pronounced and thereafter to be pronounced in the District of Columbia by the courts thereof in all capital cases, and the power prior to March 4, 1923, given to and now vested in such Mayor to appoint such Superintendent and all appointments to the position of such Superintendent made by such Mayor are hereby ratified and confirmed; and any failure on the part of Congress, either prior to or after March 4, 1923, to make a specific appropriation for the salary or compensation of such Superintendent shall not be construed either as an abolition of such position of Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail or as a repeal of the power and authority of such Mayor to appoint such Superintendent.
D.C. Code § 24-231.03 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-231.03
§ 24-231.03. Use of Fund revenues.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-211.02 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-211.02
§ 24-211.02. Powers; promulgation of rules.
Status: in_force

*NOTE: This section includes amendments by temporary legislation that will expire on September 11, 2026. To view the text of this section after the expiration of all emergency and temporary legislation affecting this section, click this link: Past Permanent Version .*
(a) Said Department of Corrections under the general direction and supervision of the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall have charge of the management and regulation of the Workhouse at Occoquan in the State of Virginia, the Reformatory at Lorton in the State of Virginia, and the Washington Asylum and Jail, and be responsible for the safekeeping, care, protection, instruction, and discipline of all persons committed to such institutions. The Department of Corrections with the approval of the Council of the District of Columbia shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations for the government of such institutions and to establish and conduct industries, farms, and other activities, to classify the inmates, and to provide for their proper treatment, care, rehabilitation, and reformation.
(a-1) (1) The Department of Corrections shall have charge of the management and operation of the Central Cellblock, located at 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., and shall be responsible for the safekeeping, care, and protection of all persons detained at the Central Cellblock or detained at a medical facility in the District, by the Metropolitan Police Department, before their initial court appearance.
  (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as:
    (A) Removing any authority from the Metropolitan Police Department to determine where to hold in custody any person arrested and awaiting an initial court appearance;
    (B) Granting any arrest powers to any employee of the Department of Corrections performing any duty at the Central Cellblock; or
    (C) Limiting any powers or authority of the Metropolitan Police Department or the Department of Corrections.
(b) The Department of Corrections shall:
  (1) Provide access to the Central Detention Facility, upon request and appointment, to members of the Corrections Information Council, or their staff, agents, or designees, for the purposes of conducting:
    (A) Inspections of all areas accessible to inmates; and
    (B) Unmonitored interviews of inmates in areas open to inspection under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
  (2) Provide to the Council on a quarterly basis all internal reports relating to living conditions in the Central Detention Facility, including inmate grievances, the Crystal report, the monthly report on the Priority One environmental problems and the time to repair, the monthly report of the Environmental Safety Office, the monthly report on temperature control and ventilation, and the monthly report on the jail population that includes the number of people waiting transfer to the federal Bureau of Prisons and the average number of days that inmates waited for transfer;
  (3) Initiate and maintain regular afternoon and evening visiting hours at the Central Detention Facility for a minimum of 5 days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays;
  (4) Develop and implement a classification system and corresponding housing plan for inmates at the Central Detention Facility;
  (5) Return to an inmate, upon the inmate’s release from the Central Detention Facility, any personal identification documents collected from the inmate, including driver’s licenses, birth certificates, and Social Security cards;
  (6) Repealed.
  (7) Repealed.
  (8) Repealed.
  (9) Cooperating with the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council by sharing data and allowing access to individuals under 21 years of age to the extent otherwise permissible under the law for the purpose of preparing the report described in § 22-4234(b-3) ;
  (10) By October 1, 2021, work with the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, and the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants to engage representatives of advocacy and legal services organizations for crime survivors' rights in the District to explore potential enhancements to the process for inmate release notifications to crime survivors;
  (11) Employ personnel whose sole responsibility shall be the civic engagement and enfranchisement of eligible individuals incarcerated in the Department of Corrections' care or custody, including those responsibilities in § 24-211.08 and designing and implementing a plan to facilitate voting for each election in the Central Detention Facility and Correctional Treatment Facility; and
  (12) During school years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, provide a free appropriate public education ("FAPE") under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.) ("IDEA"), and District law, to individuals with disabilities who are in its custody and detained in its secure facilities from the age of 18 through the end of the individual's eligibility for FAPE under the IDEA and District law.
D.C. Code § 24-231.02 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-231.02
§ 24-231.02. Establishment of Prison Industries Fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-201.07 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.07
§ 24-201.07. Jail and Washington Asylum combined.
Status: in_force

The Jail of the District of Columbia and the Washington Asylum of said District shall be combined as 1 institution, known as the Washington Asylum and Jail.
D.C. Code § 24-201.19 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.19
§ 24-201.19. Sale of gun mountings.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-451 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-451
§ 24-451. Authority of Mayor to execute Interstate Parole and Probation Compact.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to execute a compact on behalf of the District of Columbia with any of the states legally joining therein in the form substantially as set out in this section.
INTERSTATE PAROLE AND PROBATION COMPACT The Contracting States Solemnly Agree That:
(1) It shall be competent for the duly constituted judicial and administrative authorities of a state party to this compact (herein called “sending state”), to permit any person convicted of an offense within such state and placed on probation or released on parole to reside in any other state party to this compact (herein called “receiving state”), while on probation or parole, if
  (a) Such person is in fact a resident of or has his family residing within the receiving state and can obtain employment there;
  (b) Though not a resident of the receiving state and not having his family residing there, the receiving state consents to such person’s being sent there.
Before granting such permission, opportunity shall be granted to the receiving state to investigate the home and prospective employment of such person. A resident of the receiving state, within the meaning of this section, is one who has been an actual inhabitant of such state continuously for more than one year prior to his coming to the sending state and has not resided within the sending state more than six continuous months immediately preceding the commission of the offense for which he has been convicted.
(2) Each receiving state will assume the duties of visitation of and supervision over probationers or parolees of any sending state and in the exercise of those duties will be governed by the same standards that prevail for its own probationers and parolees.
(3) Duly accredited officers of a sending state may at all times enter a receiving state and there apprehend and retake any person on probation or parole. For that purpose no formalities will be required other than establishing the authority of the officer and the identity of the person to be retaken. All legal requirements to obtain extradition of fugitives from justice are hereby expressly waived on the part of the states party hereto, as to such persons. The decision of the sending state to retake a person on probation or parole shall be conclusive upon and not reviewable within the receiving state: Provided, however, that if at the time when a state seeks to retake a probationer or parolee there should be pending against him within the receiving state any criminal charge, or he should be suspected of having committed within such a state a criminal offense, he shall not be retaken without the consent of the receiving state until discharged from prosecution or from imprisonment for such offense.
(4) The duly accredited officers of the sending state will be permitted to transport prisoners being retaken through any and all states parties to this compact, without interference.
(5) The Governor of each state may designate an officer who, acting jointly with like officers of other contracting states, if and when appointed, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to more effectively carry out the terms of this compact.
(6) This compact shall become operative immediately upon its execution by any state as between it and any other state or states so executing. When executed it shall have the full force and effect of law within such state, the form of execution to be in accordance with the laws of the executing state.
(7) This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each executing state until renounced by it. The duties and obligations hereunder of a renouncing state shall continue as to parolees or probationers residing therein at the time of withdrawal until retaken or finally discharged by the sending state. Renunciation of this compact shall be by the same authority which executed it, by sending six months’ notice in writing of its intention to withdraw from the compact to the other states party hereto.
D.C. Code § 24-707 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 7 / § 24-707
§ 24-707. Hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the evidence introduced at a hearing held for that purpose the court shall determine whether the patient is a drug user. The hearing shall be conducted without a jury unless, before such hearing and within 5 days after the date on which the petition is filed pursuant to § 24-705 , a jury is demanded by the patient or by the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. Each patient concerning whom a report is filed shall be detained at such place as the Mayor may designate until the completion of such hearing or until released as provided in § 24-705(b) .
(b) The rules of evidence applicable in civil judicial proceedings shall be applicable to hearings pursuant to this section, including the right of the patient to present evidence in his own behalf and to subpoena and cross-examine witnesses. However, no patient examined pursuant to the provisions of §§ 24-701 to 24-711 , shall be permitted at any hearing order pursuant to this section to object to the submission of testimony concerning such examination on the ground of privilege.
D.C. Code § 24-929 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-929
§ 24-929. Removal.
Status: in_force

An eligible juvenile offender participating in the BOOT CAMP may be removed at the discretion of the Director. The Director shall promulgate rules and procedures for removal of an eligible juvenile offender from the BOOT CAMP. The rules and procedures shall include the following provisions:
(1) Removal from the BOOT CAMP for any reason shall be treated as a violation of conditional release.
(2) An eligible juvenile offender may petition for removal from the program. The Director shall grant the petition for removal upon a finding of good cause.
D.C. Code § 24-211.24 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-211.24
§ 24-211.24. Procedure and employee impact.
Status: in_force

The drug testing policy shall be issued in advance to inform employees and allow them the opportunity to seek treatment. Thereafter, any confirmed positive test results or a refusal to submit to the test shall be grounds for termination of employment in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 6 of Title 1 . This testing program is for all employees, including management, and shall be implemented as a single Department program. The results of a random test may not be turned over to any law enforcement agency without the employee’s written consent.
D.C. Code § 24-211.06 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-211.06
§ 24-211.06. Charge against United States for care of convicts.
Status: in_force

The cost of the care and custody of persons confined in the said institutions charged with or convicted of offenses under any law of the United States not applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be charged against the department or agency of the United States primarily responsible for the care and custody of such persons in quarterly accounts to be rendered by the Director of the Department of Finance and Revenue. The amount to be charged for such care and custody shall be ascertained by multiplying the average daily number of such persons so confined during the quarter by the per capita cost for the same quarter for all prisoners in the institution where confined, excluding expenses of construction or extraordinary repair of buildings. The sum so derived shall be credited to the current appropriation for the maintenance and operation of such institutions.
D.C. Code § 24-402 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-402
§ 24-402. Employees of Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-926 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-926
§ 24-926. Discipline.
Status: in_force

(a) Eligible juvenile offenders are expected to adhere to strict standards of discipline within the BOOT CAMP. Eligible juvenile offenders in the BOOT CAMP will be expected to comply with the following procedures:
  (1) Stand-up count;
  (2) Keeping living areas clean and neat at all times;
  (3) Mandatory attendance at all scheduled functions; and
  (4) Exhibiting respectful behavior towards drill instructors and other personnel.
(b) The Director shall promulgate rules and procedures governing discipline within the BOOT CAMP.
D.C. Code § 24-261.02 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-261.02
§ 24-261.02. Use of deadly and non-deadly force.
Status: in_force

(a) A private correctional officer may carry firearms provided by the private operator only in the following situations:
  (1) While patrolling the perimeter grounds of the CTF or any other privately-operated prison facility;
  (2) While transporting inmates assigned to the CTF or to any other privately-operated prison facility;
  (3) While pursuing inmates assigned to the CTF or to any other privately-operated prison facility who have escaped from the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and
  (4) During a state of emergency as determined by the Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
(b) The use of either deadly force or non-deadly force by a private correctional officer employed by the private operator shall at all times be governed by Department of Corrections Order 5010.9, as such order may from time to time be amended or modified. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 22-4504 , a private correctional officer shall have the right to possess and use firearms provided by, and in the course of employment with, the private operator; provided, that such carrying and use is in accordance with the policy established by the Department of Corrections, as set forth in Department Order 5011.1, as such order may from time to time be amended or modified. A private correctional officer shall be authorized to use such firearms only as a last resort, and then only in accordance with Department Order 5011.1.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the private operator shall be considered an organization authorized to register firearms pursuant to subchapter I of Unit A of Chapter 25 of Title 7 .
(d) Each private correctional officer shall be trained in the use of force and the use of firearms, in accordance with procedures that have been reviewed by the Department of Corrections. No employee of the private operator shall be authorized to carry and use firearms until such employee has successfully completed a training program for correctional officers that has been approved by the Department of Corrections.
D.C. Code § 24-805 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 8 / § 24-805
§ 24-805. Reservation of authority.
Status: in_force

The right to alter, amend, or repeal this chapter is expressly reserved.
D.C. Code § 24-401b — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-401b
§ 24-401b. Board of Parole — Created; members; procedural rules; transfer of powers, employees, supplies and appropriations of Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole; duties of Parole Executive; cooperation of Department of Corrections.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-302 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / § 24-302
§ 24-302. When probation may be granted; statement to probationers; rules and regulations.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-531.08 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5A / § 24-531.08
§ 24-531.08. Dismissal.
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant charged with any offense other than a crime of violence, as defined in § 23-1331(4) , does not attain competence within 180 days of an order for treatment pursuant to § 24-531.05 , the charge shall be dismissed without prejudice upon:
  (1) The completion of civil commitment proceedings, if a petition for commitment was filed; or
  (2) A determination by the court that the time within which the government must file a petition for civil commitment has expired and a petition for civil commitment has not been filed.
(b) If a defendant charged with a crime of violence, as defined in § 23-1331(4) , except murder, first degree sexual abuse, or first degree child sexual abuse, has not attained competence within 5 years of the initial order for treatment pursuant to § 24-531.04 , the charge shall be dismissed without prejudice.
(c) Any charge dismissed pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section may be refiled if, at any time within the statute of limitations, the defendant attains competence; provided, that a defendant may not be arrested or detained on such a charge unless a court has found that the defendant is competent.
(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude the prosecutor or the defendant from moving to dismiss a case at an earlier time on any appropriate grounds.
D.C. Code § 24-403.01a — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-403.01a
§ 24-403.01a. Good time credit for felony offenses committed before August 5, 2000.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a defendant who is serving a term of imprisonment for an offense committed between June 22, 1994, and August 4, 2000, shall be retroactively awarded good time credit toward the service of the defendant's sentence of up to 54 days, or more if consistent with 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b), for each year of the defendant's sentence imposed by the court, subject to determination by the Bureau of Prisons that during those years the defendant has met the conditions provided in 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b).
  (2) An award of good time credit pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply to the minimum and maximum term of incarceration, including the mandatory minimum; except, that in the event of a maximum term of life, only the minimum term shall receive good time.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a defendant who is serving a term of imprisonment for an offense committed before June 22, 1994, shall be retroactively awarded good time credit toward the service of the defendant's sentence of up to 54 days, or more if consistent with 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b), for each year of the defendant's sentence imposed by the court, subject to determination by the Bureau of Prisons that during those years the defendant has met the conditions provided in 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b).
  (2) An award of good time credit pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection:
    (A) Shall apply to any mandatory minimum term of incarceration; and
    (B) Is not intended to modify how the defendant is awarded good time credit toward any portion of the sentence other than the mandatory minimum.
D.C. Code § 24-906.01 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-906.01
§ 24-906.01. Grants for victims of crime and youth offenders.
Status: in_force

The Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall, on an annual basis, provide grants to organizations to assist victims of crime and youth offenders in understanding and navigating the sentencing and set aside provisions of this subchapter . Annual grant amounts shall be limited to funds included in an approved budget and financial plan.
D.C. Code § 24-481.01 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4A / § 24-481.01
§ 24-481.01. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Clemency Board Establishment Act of 2018".
D.C. Code § 24-221.01b — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-221.01b
§ 24-221.01b. Limitations.
Status: in_force

Educational and meritorious good time credits shall not reduce the minimum sentence of any person convicted of a crime of violence as defined by § 22-4501 , by more than 15%.
D.C. Code § 24-531.06 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5A / § 24-531.06
§ 24-531.06. Court hearings during and after treatment.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court shall hold a prompt hearing, with reasonable notice of such hearing given to the prosecuting attorney, the defendant, and the defendant’s attorney of record, and make a new finding as to the defendant’s competence when:
  (1) Any period of treatment ordered under § 24-531.05(b) , (c), or (e) is completed; or
  (2) The treatment provider reports to the court that reasonable grounds exist to believe that:
    (A) An incompetent defendant has attained competence;
    (B) There is no longer a substantial probability that a defendant will attain competence during the allowable treatment period;
    (C) If the defendant is committed to an inpatient treatment facility, such commitment is no longer the least restrictive setting considering the factors in § 24-531.05(a) ; or
    (D) If the defendant has been ordered to undergo competence treatment on an outpatient basis, such a setting is no longer appropriate considering the factors in § 24-531.05(a) .
(b) In advance of any hearing held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the treatment provider shall submit a written report to the court addressing:
  (1) The defendant’s competence, including any progress or lack thereof made toward attaining competence;
  (2) Whether there is a substantial probability that the defendant will attain competence during the foreseeable future, or make substantial progress toward that goal;
  (3) If the defendant is committed to an inpatient facility, whether such commitment remains the least restrictive setting considering the factors in § 24-531.05(a) ; and
  (4) If the defendant has been ordered to undergo treatment on an outpatient basis, whether such a setting is no longer appropriate considering the factors in § 24-531.05(a) .
(c) (1) At the conclusion of a hearing held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the court shall:
    (A) Find that the defendant is competent; or
    (B) Find that the defendant is incompetent and:
      (i) There is a substantial probability that the defendant will attain competence or make substantial progress toward that goal with an additional period of time; or
      (ii) There is no substantial probability that he or she will attain competence or make substantial progress toward that goal in the foreseeable future.
  (2) If the court finds the defendant is competent, it shall order the criminal case or transfer proceeding to be resumed.
  (3) If the court finds the defendant is incompetent pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(i) of this subsection, the court shall order treatment for an additional period of time in accordance with § 24-531.05(b) , (c), or (e), after making a finding as to the least restrictive placement for treatment pursuant to § 24-531.05(a) .
  (4) If the court finds the defendant is incompetent pursuant to paragraph (1)(B)(ii) of this subsection, the court shall either order the release of the defendant or, where appropriate, enter an order for treatment pursuant to § 24-531.05(a) for up to 30 days pending the filing of a petition for civil commitment pursuant to subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 21 or subchapter IV of Chapter 13 of Title 7 . The court also may order treatment pursuant to § 24-531.07(a)(2) for such period as is necessary for the completion of the civil commitment proceedings.
D.C. Code § 24-531.10 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5A / § 24-531.10
§ 24-531.10. Statements made during the course of competence examination or treatment.
Status: in_force

(a) Any statement that is obtained during a court-ordered examination, evaluation, or treatment, or any evidence resulting from that statement, is not admissible at any proceeding to determine a defendant’s guilt or innocence or to determine an appropriate sentence, except when the defendant puts his competence or mental health at issue in the proceeding.
(b) Any statement made by the defendant during a court-ordered examination, evaluation, or treatment, or any evidence resulting from that statement, concerning any other event or transaction is not admissible at any proceeding to determine the defendant’s guilt or innocence of any other criminal charges or to determine an appropriate sentence based on those events or transactions, except when the defendant puts his competence or mental health concerning those events or transactions at issue in any legal proceeding.
D.C. Code § 24-283 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-283
§ 24-283. Uses of Resident Welfare Fund.
Status: in_force

The Fund shall be used for the following purposes, in order of priority:
(1) To stock the commissaries of District correctional facilitiesand
(2) Repealed.
(3) To provide goods and services that benefit the general resident population at District correctional facilities, as determined by the Resident Welfare Fund Committee established in § 24-284 .
D.C. Code § 24-276.03 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-276.03
§ 24-276.03. Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Within 10 days after the Administrator authorizes the use of restraints pursuant to § 24-276.02(b) , § 24-276.02(c) , or § 24-276.02(d) , the Administrator shall submit a written statement to the Director of the Department of Corrections in the case of confined [persons] explaining the extraordinary circumstances and the reasons the use of restraints were necessary.
  (2) The written statement must not include personal identifying information of the confined person on whom restraints were used.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2016, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Department of Corrections shall submit to the Council Secretary and to the Council chairperson with oversight jurisdiction over the Department a report containing, at a minimum, the following:
  (1) The number of pregnant persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections during the reporting period;
  (2) The number of pregnant persons on whom restraints that were not the least restrictive means necessary were used;
  (3) The number of times restraints were used on each pregnant person;
  (4) For each use of restraints on a pregnant person, the duration of time that restraints were used; and
  (5) For each use of restraints on a pregnant person, whether restraints were used because of:
    (A) Risk of flight;
    (B) Risk of injury to the pregnant person; or
    (C) Risk of injury to other persons.
D.C. Code § 24-931 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-931
§ 24-931. Post-BOOT CAMP supervision.
Status: in_force

The Director shall promulgate rules establishing a program of continuing supervision for BOOT CAMP participants released on conditional release. The program shall be 9 months in length and shall include participation by the eligible juvenile offender’s family members. The program may include follow-up substance abuse treatment, educational assistance such as tutoring, assistance in seeking employment, and, if appropriate, inclusion in the Mayor’s Mentoring and Volunteerism program, created pursuant to Mayor’s Order 92-24 dated March 4, 1992. The program may utilize volunteers.
D.C. Code § 24-201.03 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.03
§ 24-201.03. Transfer from Jail to Workhouse.
Status: in_force

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the Attorney General, and the Superintendent of the Washington Asylum and Jail, when so requested by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, shall deliver into the custody of the Superintendent or the authorized deputy or deputies of said Superintendent of the Workhouse, male and female prisoners sentenced to confinement in said Jail for offenses against the common law or against statutes or ordinances relating to the District of Columbia, and, in the discretion of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the Attorney General, male and female prisoners serving sentence in said Jail for offenses against the United States, for such work or services as may be necessary, in the discretion of the Mayor of said District, in connection with the construction, maintenance, and operation of said Workhouse, or the prosecution of any other public work at said institution or in the District of Columbia; provided, that, on the direction of said Mayor, male and female prisoners confined in any existing workhouse existing on March 2, 1911, or in the Washington Asylum and Jail of the District of Columbia shall be delivered into the custody of said Superintendent or the authorized deputy or deputies of said Superintendent aforesaid, to perform similar work or services to those hereinbefore required of male and female prisoners serving sentences in the District of Columbia Jail; provided further, that, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is hereby vested with jurisdiction over such male and female prisoners from the time they are so delivered into the custody of said Superintendent or the duly authorized deputy or deputies of said Superintendent, including the time when such prisoners are in transit between the District of Columbia and the site acquired for such Workhouse, and during the period such prisoners are on such site or in the District of Columbia until they are released or discharged under due process of law.
D.C. Code § 24-251.08 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-251.08
§ 24-251.08. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any section or provision of this subchapter is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid in its application to any person or circumstance, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the applicability of that section or provision, or the applicability of the remaining sections or provisions of this subchapter, to other persons or circumstances.
D.C. Code § 24-251.07 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-251.07
§ 24-251.07. Report to Council.
Status: in_force

The Director shall submit to the Council’s Committee with jurisdiction over the Department, semiannually (on January 31st and July 31st of each year), a report on the furlough program conducted during the immediately preceding period. The report shall include the number of furloughs granted during such reporting period, the types of furloughs so granted, a listing of all instances where a furloughed resident failed to abide by the conditions of the resident's furlough, an analysis of each of the furloughed residents, giving the sex, sentence data, and other relevant information relating to each such resident, and such other information as the Director may deem necessary and relevant. The Director shall formulate an overall evaluation and submit same as a part of the report required by this section.
D.C. Code § 24-906.02 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-906.02
§ 24-906.02. Biennial analysis and information-sharing.
Status: in_force

(a) By October 1, 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall analyze and submit to the Mayor and Council a report on the following:
  (1) The number of cases and persons eligible for sentencing and to have their convictions set aside under this subchapter , and how many persons were sentenced or had their convictions set aside under this subchapter ;
  (2) The factors that affected the likelihood of receiving a sentence under this subchapter , such as assessed offense type, prior arrests, prior juvenile commitment, or age;
  (3) The extent to which cases eligible to be sentenced under this subchapter were subject to mandatory-minimum terms, and if so, the extent to which mandatory-minimum terms were imposed;
  (4) The type and length of sentences for those sentenced under this subchapter , compared to those not sentenced under this subchapter ;
  (5) The factors that affected the likelihood that those sentenced under this subchapter would have their convictions set aside;
  (6) A comparison of the recidivism of those sentenced under this subchapter who had their convictions set aside, compared to those sentenced under this subchapter who did not have their convictions set aside;
  (7) A comparison of the recidivism of those sentenced under this subchapter to similarly situated persons not sentenced under this subchapter ; and
  (8) The impact of programming provided to youth offenders under this subchapter .
(b) To aid in the development of the reports required by subsection (a) of this section, the following agencies shall provide the information listed below, upon request by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council:
  (1) The Department of Corrections:
    (A) Incarceration and release dates, with type of discharge;
    (B) Federal registration numbers; and
    (C) Programming provided to individuals committed to Department of Corrections care or custody;
  (2) The Metropolitan Police Department: arrest histories for District arrests, including juvenile and adult histories;
  (3) The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services: past commitments to the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, including end dates of those commitments; and
  (4) The District of Columbia Sentencing Commission: aggregate data on sentences imposed in cases sentenced under this subchapter and cases not sentenced under this subchapter , by type of offense and type of criminal history score.
D.C. Code § 24-801 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 8 / § 24-801
§ 24-801. Enactment.
Status: in_force

The Interstate Agreement on Detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the United States on its own behalf and on behalf of the District of Columbia with all jurisdictions legally joining in substantially the form set forth in this section.
The contracting States solemnly agree that:
I The party States find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations, or complaints and difficulties in securing speedy trial of persons already incarcerated in other jurisdictions, produce uncertainties which obstruct programs of prisoner treatment and rehabilitation. Accordingly, it is the policy of the party States and the purpose of this agreement to encourage the expeditious and orderly disposition of such charges and determination of the proper status of any and all detainers based on untried indictments, informations, or complaints. The party States also find that proceedings with reference to such charges and detainers, when emanating from another jurisdiction, cannot properly be had in the absence of cooperative procedures. It is the further purpose of this agreement to provide such cooperative procedures.
II As used in this agreement:
  (a) “State” shall mean a State of the United States; the United States of America; a territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  (b) “Sending State” shall mean a State in which a prisoner is incarcerated at the time that he initiates a request for final disposition pursuant to Article III hereof or at the time that a request for custody or availability is initiated pursuant to Article IV hereof.
  (c) “Receiving State” shall mean the State in which trial is to be had on an indictment, information, or complaint pursuant to Article III or Article IV hereof.
III (a) Whenever a person has entered upon a term of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution of a party State, and whenever during the continuance of the term of imprisonment there is pending in any other party State any untried indictment, information, or complaint on the basis of which a detainer has been lodged against the prisoner, he shall be brought to trial within one hundred and eighty days after he shall have caused to be delivered to the prosecuting officer and the appropriate court of the prosecuting officer’s jurisdiction written notice of the place of his imprisonment and his request for a final disposition to be made of the indictment, information, or complaint; provided, that, for good cause shown in open court, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the court having jurisdiction of the matter may grant any necessary or reasonable continuance. The request of the prisoner shall be accompanied by a certificate of the appropriate official having custody of the prisoner, stating the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served, the time remaining to be served on the sentence, the amount of good time earned, the time of parole eligibility of the prisoner, and any decision of the State parole agency relating to the prisoner.
  (b) The written notice and request for final disposition referred to in paragraph (a) hereof shall be given or sent by the prisoner to the warden, commissioner of corrections, or other official having custody of him, who shall promptly forward it together with the certificate to the appropriate prosecuting official and court by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
  (c) The warden, commissioner of corrections, or other official having custody of the prisoner shall promptly inform him of the source and contents of any detainer lodged against him and shall also inform him of his right to make a request for final disposition of the indictment, information, or complaint on which the detainer is based.
  (d) Any request for final disposition made by a prisoner pursuant to paragraph (a) hereof shall operate as a request for final disposition of all untried indictments, informations, or complaints on the basis of which detainers have been lodged against the prisoner from the State to whose prosecuting official the request for final disposition is specifically directed. The warden, commissioner of corrections, or other official having custody of the prisoner shall forthwith notify all appropriate prosecuting officers and courts in the several jurisdictions within the State to which the prisoner’s request for final disposition is being sent of the proceeding being initiated by the prisoner. Any notification sent pursuant to this paragraph shall be accompanied by copies of the prisoner’s written notice, request, and the certificate. If trial is not had on any indictment, information, or complaint contemplated hereby prior to the return of the prisoner to the original place of imprisonment, such indictment, information, or complaint shall not be of any further force or effect, and the court shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice.
  (e) Any request for final disposition made by a prisoner pursuant to paragraph (a) hereof shall also be deemed to be a waiver of extradition with respect to any charge or proceeding contemplated thereby or included therein by reason of paragraph (b) hereof, and a waiver of extradition to the receiving State to serve any sentence there imposed upon him, after completion of his term of imprisonment in the sending State. The request for final disposition shall also constitute a consent by the prisoner to the production of his body in any court where his presence may be required in order to effectuate the purposes of this agreement and a further consent voluntarily to be returned to the original place of imprisonment in accordance with the provisions of this agreement. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the imposition of a concurrent sentence if otherwise permitted by law.
  (f) Escape from custody by the prisoner subsequent to his execution of the request for final disposition referred to in paragraph (a) hereof shall void the request.
IV (a) The appropriate officer of the jurisdiction in which an untried indictment, information, or complaint is pending shall be entitled to have a prisoner against whom he has lodged a detainer and who is serving a term of imprisonment in any party State made available in accordance with Article V (a) hereof upon presentation of a written request for temporary custody or availability to the appropriate authorities of the State in which the prisoner is incarcerated; provided, that the court having jurisdiction of such indictment, information, or complaint shall have duly approved, recorded, and transmitted the request; and provided further, that there shall be a period of thirty days after receipt by the appropriate authorities before the request be honored, within which period the Governor of the sending State may disapprove the request for temporary custody or availability, either upon his own motion or upon motion of the prisoner.
  (b) Upon request of the officer’s written request as provided in paragraph (a) hereof, the appropriate authorities having the prisoner in custody shall furnish the officer with a certificate stating the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served, the time remaining to be served on the sentence, the amount of good time earned, the time of parole eligibility of the prisoner, and any decisions of the State parole agency relating to the prisoner. Said authorities simultaneously shall furnish all other officers and appropriate courts in the receiving State who has lodged detainers against the prisoner with similar certificates and with notices informing them of the request for custody or availability and of the reasons therefor.
  (c) In respect of any proceeding made possible by this article, trial shall be commenced within one hundred and twenty days of the arrival of the prisoner in the receiving State, but for good cause shown in open court, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the court having jurisdiction of the matter may grant any necessary or reasonable continuance.
  (d) Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to deprive any prisoner of any right which he may have to contest the legality of his delivery as provided in paragraph (a) hereof, but such delivery may not be opposed or denied on the ground that the executive authority of the sending State has not affirmatively consented to or ordered such delivery.
  (e) If trial is not had on any indictment, information, or complaint contemplated hereby prior to the prisoner’s being returned to the original place of imprisonment pursuant to Article V(e) hereof, such indictment, information, or complaint shall not be of any further force or effect, and the court shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice.
V (a) In response to a request made under Article III or Article IV hereof, the appropriate authority in a sending State shall offer to deliver temporary custody of such prisoner to the appropriate authority in the State where such indictment, information, or complaint is pending against such person in order that speedy and efficient prosecution may be had. If the request for final disposition is made by the prisoner, the offer of temporary custody shall accompany the written notice provided for in Article III of this agreement. In the case of a Federal prisoner, the appropriate authority in the receiving State shall be entitled to temporary custody as provided by this agreement or to the prisoner’s presence in Federal custody at the place of trial, whichever custodial arrangement may be approved by the custodian.
  (b) The officer or other representative of a State accepting an offer of temporary custody shall present the following upon demand:
    (1) Proper identification and evidence of his authority to act for the State into whose temporary custody this prisoner is to be given.
    (2) A duly certified copy of the indictment, information, or complaint on the basis of which the detainer has been lodged and on the basis of which the request for temporary custody of the prisoner has been made.
  (c) If the appropriate authority shall refuse or fail to accept temporary custody of said person, or in the event that an action on the indictment, information, or complaint on the basis of which the detainer has been lodged is not brought to trial within the period provided in Article III or Article IV hereof, the appropriate court of the jurisdiction where the indictment, information, or complaint has been pending shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice, and any detainer based thereon shall cease to be of any force or effect.
  (d) The temporary custody referred to in this agreement shall be only for the purpose of permitting prosecution on the charge or charges contained in one or more untried indictments, informations, or complaints which form the basis of the detainer or detainers or for prosecution on any other charge or charges arising out of the same transaction. Except for his attendance at court and while being transported to or from any place at which his presence may be required, the prisoner shall be held in a suitable jail or other facility regularly used for persons awaiting prosecution.
  (e) At the earliest practicable time consonant with the purposes of this agreement, the prisoner shall be returned to the sending State.
  (f) During the continuance of temporary custody or while the prisoner is otherwise being made available for trial as required by this agreement, time being served on the sentence shall continue to run but good time shall be earned by the prisoner only if, and to the extent that, the law and practice of the jurisdiction which imposed the sentence may allow.
  (g) For all purposes other than that for which temporary custody as provided in this agreement is exercised, the prisoner shall be deemed to remain in the custody of and subject to the jurisdiction of the sending State and any escape from temporary custody may be dealt with in the same manner as an escape from the original place of imprisonment or in any other manner permitted by law.
  (h) From the time that a party State receives custody of a prisoner pursuant to this agreement until such prisoner is returned to the territory and custody of the sending State, the State in which the one or more untried indictments, informations, or complaints are pending or in which trial is being had shall be responsible for the prisoner and shall also pay all costs of transporting, caring for, keeping, and returning the prisoner. The provisions of this paragraph shall govern unless the States concerned shall have entered into a supplementary agreement providing for a different allocation of costs and responsibilities as between or among themselves. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to alter or affect any internal relationship among the departments, agencies, and officers of and in the government of a party State, or between a party State and its subdivisions, as to the payment of costs, or responsibilities therefor.
VI (a) In determining the duration and expiration dates of the time periods provided in Articles III and IV of this agreement, the running of said time periods shall be tolled whenever and for as long as the prisoner is unable to stand trial, as determined by the court having jurisdiction of the matter.
  (b) No provision of this agreement, and no remedy made available by this agreement shall apply to any person who is adjudged to be mentally ill.
VII Each State party to this agreement shall designate an officer who, acting jointly with like officers of other party States, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this agreement, and who shall provide, within and without the State, information necessary to the effective operation of this agreement.
VIII This agreement shall enter into full force and effect as to a party State when such State has enacted the same into law. A State party to this agreement may withdraw herefrom by enacting a statute repealing the same. However, the withdrawal of any State shall not affect the status of any proceedings already initiated by inmates or by State officers at the time such withdrawal takes effect, nor shall it affect their rights in respect thereof.
IX This agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this agreement shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party State or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this agreement and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this agreement shall be held contrary to the constitution of any State party hereto, the agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining States and in full force and effect as to the State affected as to all severable matters.
D.C. Code § 24-601 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 6 / § 24-601
§ 24-601. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a comprehensive program in the District of Columbia for the prevention of alcoholism and the rehabilitation of alcoholics, discourage abuse of alcoholic beverages, and provide for medical, psychiatric, and other scientific treatment of chronic alcoholics; to minimize the deleterious effects of excessive drinking; to reduce the financial burden imposed upon the people of the District of Columbia by the abusive use of alcoholic beverages, as is reflected in accidents, inefficiency of personnel, and absenteeism; and to establish methods of handling intoxication and alcoholism that will benefit the individual involved and more fully protect the public. In order to accomplish this purpose and alleviate intoxication and chronic alcoholism, all public officials in the District of Columbia shall take cognizance of the fact that public intoxication shall be handled as a public health problem rather than as a criminal offense, and that a chronic alcoholic is a sick person who needs, is entitled to, and shall be provided appropriate medical, psychiatric, institutional, advisory, and rehabilitative treatment services of the highest caliber for his illness.
D.C. Code § 24-111 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / § 24-111
§ 24-111. Truth in sentencing commission.
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment. — There is established as an independent agency of the District of Columbia a District of Columbia Truth in Sentencing Commission (hereafter in this chapter referred to as “the Commission”), which shall consist of 7 voting members. The Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee, shall be the chairperson of the Commission and shall have the duty to convene meetings of the Commission to ensure that it fulfills its responsibilities under this Act. The members shall serve for the life of the Commission and shall be subject to removal only for neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or other good cause shown.
(b) Membership. — The members of the Commission shall have knowledge and responsibility with respect to criminal justice matters. Two members of the Commission shall be judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and shall be appointed by the chief judge of that court; one member shall be a representative of the District of Columbia Council and shall be appointed by the chairperson or chairperson pro temp of the Council; one member shall be a representative of the executive branch of the District of Columbia government with official responsibilities for criminal justice matters in the District of Columbia and shall be appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia; one member shall be a representative of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service and shall be appointed by the Director of such Service; and one member shall be a representative of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and shall be appointed by the United States Attorney. A representative of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and a representative of the office of Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia shall each serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member.
(c) Vacancy. — Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Members of the Commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties vested in the Commission, but not in excess of the maximum amounts authorized under section 456 of title 28, United States Code.
D.C. Code § 24-251.01 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-251.01
§ 24-251.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter , the term:
  (1) "Committee" means an institutional review committee established pursuant to § 24-251.06 .
  (2) "Department" means the Department of Corrections.
  (3) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Corrections, or the Director's designee.
  (4) "Furlough" means any extension of the limits of the place of confinement of a resident for the purposes outlined in § 24-251.03 , and when the purposes are in agreement with the goals of § 24-211.02 when the resident is not escorted by a United States Marshal or an officer or employee of the District.
  (5) "Minimum custody status" means that status of a resident who:
    (A) In the case of a resident who has been sentenced to serve a definite number of years, is within 12 months of the resident's earliest possible date of parole;
    (B) In the case of a resident who has been sentenced to serve a sentence of not less than a minimum period, has served for at least one-half of that minimum period;
    (C) In the case of a resident who has been sentenced to serve an indefinite period, has served for 12 months; or
    (D) In the case of a resident who has been sentenced to serve a definite period of less than 18 months, has served for at least one-half of that period.
  (6) "Resident" means an individual confined, after conviction and sentencing, in an institution or facility of the District of Columbia operated by the Department of Corrections.
D.C. Code § 24-401.03 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-401.03
§ 24-401.03. Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

Abolished.
D.C. Code § 24-714 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 7 / § 24-714
§ 24-714. Admittance into Public Health Service hospitals; narcotics users from District.
Status: in_force

(a) The Surgeon General is authorized to admit for care and treatment in any hospital of the Public Health Service suitably equipped therefor, and thereafter to transfer between hospitals of the Service in accordance with § 248b of Title 42, United States Code, any addict who is committed, under the provisions of §§ 24-701 to 24-711 , to the Service or to a hospital thereof for care and treatment and who the Surgeon General determines is a proper subject for such care and treatment. No such addict shall be admitted unless:
  (1) He is committed prior to July 1, 1958; and
  (2) At the time of his commitment, the number of persons in hospitals of the Service who have been admitted pursuant to this subsection is less than 100; and
  (3) Suitable accommodations are available after all eligible addicts convicted of offenses against the United States have been admitted.
(b) Any person admitted to a hospital of the Service pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be discharged therefrom: (1) upon order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; or (2) when he is found by the Surgeon General to be cured and rehabilitated. When any such person is so discharged, the Surgeon General shall give notice thereof to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and shall deliver such person to such court for such further action as such court may deem necessary and proper under the provisions of §§ 24-701 to 24-711 .
(c) With respect to the detention, transfer, parole, or discharge of any person committed to a hospital of the Service in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the Surgeon General and the officer in charge of the hospital, in addition to authority otherwise vested in them, shall have such authority as may be conferred upon them, respectively, by the order of the committing court.
(d) The cost of providing care and treatment for persons admitted to a hospital of the Service pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be a charge upon the District of Columbia and shall be paid by the District of Columbia to the Public Health Service, either in advance or otherwise, as may be determined by the Surgeon General. Such cost may be determined for each addict or on the basis of rates established for all or particular classes of patients, and shall include the cost of transportation to and from facilities or the Public Health Service. Moneys so paid to the Public Health Service shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Appropriations available for the care and treatment of addicts admitted to a hospital of the Service under this section shall be available, subject to regulations, for paying the cost of transportation to the District of Columbia, including subsistence allowance while traveling, for any such addict who is discharged.
D.C. Code § 24-1351 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / § 24-1351
§ 24-1351. Limited liability.
Status: in_force

Information regarding a criminal history record of an employee or a former employee shall not be introduced as evidence in a civil action against an employer or its employees or agents if that information is based on the conduct of the employee or former employee, and if the employer has made a reasonable, good-faith determination that the following factors favored the hiring or retention of that applicant or employee:
(1) The specific duties and responsibilities of the position being sought or held;
(2) The bearing, if any, that an applicant’s or employee’s criminal background will have on the applicant’s or employee’s fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities related to his or her employment;
(3) The time that has elapsed since the occurrence of the criminal offense;
(4) The age of the person at the time of the occurrence of the criminal offense;
(5) The frequency and seriousness of the criminal offense;
(6) Any information produced regarding the applicant’s or employee’s rehabilitation and good conduct since the occurrence of the criminal offense; and
(7) The public policy that it is generally beneficial for persons with criminal records to obtain employment.
D.C. Code § 24-201.04 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.04
§ 24-201.04. Commutation of fine.
Status: in_force

In all cases in the District of Columbia where a defendant is sent to jail or to the Workhouse in default of the payment of a fine he shall be released upon the payment of the balance of the fine due by him after crediting thereon as paid an amount equal to the proportion the time thus served by him in the Jail or Workhouse bears to the whole time he was to serve under the sentence.
D.C. Code § 24-1202 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 12 / § 24-1202
§ 24-1202. Judiciary Square detention facility requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall construct or renovate a building within or near Judiciary Square for use as a detention facility for the District of Columbia (“District”) to house not more than 1,500 inmates. The facility shall comply with the American Correctional Association standards for correctional facilities.
(b) The facility shall house primarily pretrial detainees, persons convicted of misdemeanors, and parole violators held pending a parole revocation hearing.
(c) The Mayor shall issue proposed rules to classify inmates in an incoming inmate reception and diagnostic program of the facility according to rehabilitative needs, the crime committed, any drug abuse history, and appropriate housing requirements. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved.
D.C. Code § 24-251.02 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-251.02
§ 24-251.02. Authority to grant furloughs.
Status: in_force

(a) The Director may grant a resocialization furlough to any eligible resident for the purposes specified in this subchapter and according to the procedures provided for in this subchapter. The decision to grant or deny a furlough shall not be made on the basis of rewarding a resident for good behavior nor for punishing misbehavior. Furloughs shall not be used to shorten sentences; any resident furloughed shall be considered, while on furlough, to still be in custody, and time spent on furlough shall be credited toward the remainder of the resident's sentence.
(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, an eligible resident shall be any resident who:
  (1) Has attained minimum custody status;
  (2) Has demonstrated responsible attitudes and behavior in the institution or facility so that there is reasonable assurance that the resident will comply fully with the conditions of the furlough;
  (3) Has received, where applicable, a favorable recommendation by the appropriate committee; and
  (4) Is mentally, physically, and financially capable of completing the furlough without escort or assistance from any officer or employee of the Department after the resident's release from the institution or facility.
(c) Any individual who is incarcerated in any institution or facility operated by the Department after being convicted of having violated either § 22-2101 (relating to first degree murder), § 22-2102 (relating to first degree murder), or § 22-2103 (relating to second degree murder), § 22-4801 [repealed] (relating to rape), or § 22-3801 [repealed] (relating to indecent acts with a minor) shall not be eligible for any furlough under the provisions of this subchapter, except where such individual is within 12 months of a firm release date.
(d) Any eligible resident who is within 12 months of a firm release date or who is participating in an approved work training or higher education program may be considered for 1 furlough per month. All other eligible residents may be considered for 1 furlough every 3 months.
D.C. Code § 24-241.07 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-241.07
§ 24-241.07. Support of dependents.
Status: in_force

Payments for support pursuant to § 24-241.06 shall be made through the clerks of the respective courts. In cases where there is no outstanding court order of support or judgment against the prisoner, the Director, Department of Public Welfare, or his designated agent, shall, after investigation, report to the Mayor the amounts deemed necessary for support of the prisoner’s dependents.
D.C. Code § 24-276.02 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-276.02
§ 24-276.02. Use of restraints by places of confinement.
Status: in_force

(a) In any instance that restraints are used on a confined person who is known to be pregnant, the restraints used must be the least restrictive available and the most reasonable under the circumstances.
(b) In any instance that the restraints used on a confined person who is known to be pregnant require restraints more restrictive than the least restrictive available, the use of such restraints shall be subject to the reporting requirements of § 24-276.03 .
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, no confined person who is in the third trimester of pregnancy or in postpartum recovery shall be put in restraints at any time, including during transport to a medical facility or while receiving treatment at a medical facility.
(d) (1) The Administrator may authorize the use of restraints on a confined person in the third trimester of pregnancy or in postpartum recovery after making an individualized determination, at the time that the use of restraints is considered, that extraordinary circumstances apply and restraints are necessary to prevent the confined person from injuring themselves or others, including medical or correctional personnel.
  (2) Notwithstanding the authorization by the Administrator under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the doctor, nurse, or other health professional treating the confined person determines that the removal of the restraints is medically necessary to protect the health or safety of the confined person, or the baby, the restraints shall be removed immediately.
(e) The Administrator shall not authorize the use of restraints on a confined person who is in labor.
D.C. Code § 24-211.22 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-211.22
§ 24-211.22. Employee testing.
Status: in_force

(a) The following Department employees shall be tested for drug and alcohol use:
  (1) Applicants;
  (2) Those employees who have had a reasonable suspicion referral;
  (3) Post-accident employees, as soon as reasonably possible after the accident; and
  (4) HPR employees.
(b) Only HPR employees shall be subject to random testing.
(c) Employees shall be given at least a 30-day written notice from September 20, 1996, that the Department is implementing a drug and alcohol testing program and shall be given an opportunity to seek treatment. Following September 20, 1996, the Department shall procure a testing vendor and testing shall be implemented as described herein.
(d) The Department shall comply with the requirements of subchapter XX-E of Chapter 6 of Title 1 .
D.C. Code § 24-751.05 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 7A / § 24-751.05
§ 24-751.05. Treatment motion, hearing and assessment.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-201.44 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.44
§ 24-201.44. New housing or facilities; rated design capacity.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-751.12 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 7A / § 24-751.12
§ 24-751.12. Severabilitiy.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-211.04 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-211.04
§ 24-211.04. Continuance of regulations.
Status: in_force

All rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Public Welfare with respect to said institutions shall continue in force and effect until amended or repealed by the Council of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 24-1103 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 11 / § 24-1103
§ 24-1103. Appointment of Compact Administrator; administration of Compact and supplementary agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall appoint or designate an officer of the government of the District of Columbia (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Compact Administrator”) to administer the Compact. The Compact Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
(b) The Compact Administrator, acting jointly with like officers of party states, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the Compact. The Compact Administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies, and officers of the government of the District of Columbia in facilitating the proper administration of the Compact or of any supplementary agreement entered into by the Compact Administrator under subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Subject to the approval of the Mayor, the Compact Administrator may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate state officials for the purpose of administering the Compact.
(d) Subject to the approval of the Mayor, the Compact Administrator may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon the District of Columbia by the Compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into under subsection (c) of this section.
D.C. Code § 24-261.01 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-261.01
§ 24-261.01. Rules.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “CTF” means the Correctional Treatment Facility.
(2) “Deadly force” means force which would likely cause death or serious bodily injury.
(3) “Non-deadly force” means force that normally would neither cause death nor serious bodily injury.
(4) “Private correctional officer” means any full-time or part-time employee of the private operator of the Correctional Treatment Facility or any other privately-operated prison facility housing inmates in the District of Columbia for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or the subcontractor of any private operator housing inmates in the District of Columbia for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons, whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, and control of inmates assigned to the Correctional Treatment Facility or any other privately-operated prison facility in the District of Columbia.
(5) “Private operator” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or incorporated association bound by contract with the District of Columbia or the United States to operate the Correctional Treatment Facility or any other prison facility housing inmates in the District of Columbia for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
D.C. Code § 24-201.27 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.27
§ 24-201.27. Rewards.
Status: in_force

The Mayor of the District of Columbia, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Council of the District of Columbia, is authorized to provide for the payment of rewards for the capture, or for information leading to the apprehension, of fugitives from District of Columbia penal, correctional, and welfare institutions and of conditional release and parole violators. Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be apportioned and expended in the discretion of, and upon such conditions as may be imposed by, the Mayor of the District of Columbia. No reward money shall be paid to any officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department, or of any penal, correctional, or welfare institution, or of any court, legal agency, or other agency closely involved in the criminal justice system.
D.C. Code § 24-241.03 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-241.03
§ 24-241.03. Conditions for release.
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall state in writing the terms and conditions under which a person granted work release privileges may be released from actual custody during the time necessary to proceed to the person’s place of employment or other authorized places, perform specified activities, and return to a place of confinement designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
D.C. Code § 24-464 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-464
§ 24-464. Medical parole.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department shall identify permanently incapacitated and terminally ill inmates for consideration for medical parole based solely on medical documentation. The Department shall forward an application and documentation in support of parole eligibility to the Board within 15 days of receipt of an application. The documentation shall include information concerning the inmate’s medical history and prognosis, institutional behavior and adjustment, and criminal history. The inmate or inmate’s representative may submit an application to the Board.
(b) Whenever it shall appear to the Board that because of a medical condition an inmate is permanently incapacitated or terminally ill, and the inmate’s parole is not incompatible with the welfare of society, the Board may authorize the inmate’s release on medical parole upon terms and conditions as the Board shall from time to time prescribe.
(c) The Board shall make a determination whether to grant medical parole within 15 days of receipt of an application and supporting documentation from the Department.
D.C. Code § 24-134 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / § 24-134
§ 24-134. Authorization of appropriations.
Status: in_force

There are authorized to be appropriated in each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the following:
(1) District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency.
(2) Supervision of offenders on probation, parole, or supervised release for offenses under the District of Columbia Official Code.
(3) Operation of the parole system for offenders convicted of offenses under the District of Columbia Official Code.
(4) Operation of the Trusteeship described in § 24-132 .
D.C. Code § 24-403.03 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-403.03
§ 24-403.03. Modification of an imposed term of imprisonment for violations of law committed before 25 years of age.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall reduce a term of imprisonment imposed upon a defendant for an offense committed before the defendant's 25th birthday if:
  (1) The defendant was sentenced pursuant to § 24-403 or § 24-403.01 , or was committed pursuant to § 24-903 , and has served at least 15 years in prison; and
  (2) The court finds, after considering the factors set forth in subsection (c) of this section, that the defendant is not a danger to the safety of any person or the community and that the interests of justice warrant a sentence modification.
(b) (1) A defendant convicted as an adult of an offense committed before the defendant's 25th birthday may file an application for a sentence modification under this section. The application shall be in the form of a motion to reduce the sentence. The application may include affidavits or other written material. The application shall be filed with the sentencing court and a copy shall be served on the United States Attorney.
  (2) The court may direct the parties to expand the record by submitting additional testimony, examinations, or written materials related to the motion. The court shall hold a hearing on the motion at which the defendant and the defendant's counsel shall be given an opportunity to speak on the defendant's behalf. The court may permit the parties to introduce evidence. The court may consider any records related to the underlying offense.
  (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the defendant shall be present at any hearing conducted under this section unless the defendant waives the right to be present. Any proceeding under this section may occur by video teleconferencing, and the requirement of a defendant's presence is satisfied by participation in the video teleconference.
    (B) During a period of time for which the Mayor has declared a public health emergency pursuant to § 7-2304.01 , a defendant in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons who committed the offense for which the defendant has filed the application for sentence modification after the defendant's 18th birthday but before the defendant's 25th birthday may not petition the court to return to the Department of Corrections for a proceeding under this section.
  (4) The court shall issue an opinion in writing stating the reasons for granting or denying the application under this section, but the court may proceed to sentencing immediately after granting the application.
(c) The court, in determining whether to reduce a term of imprisonment pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall consider:
  (1) The defendant's age at the time of the offense;
  (2) The history and characteristics of the defendant;
  (3) Whether the defendant has substantially complied with the rules of the institution to which the defendant has been confined, and whether the defendant has completed any educational, vocational, or other program, where available;
  (4) Any report or recommendation received from the United States Attorney;
  (5) Whether the defendant has demonstrated maturity, rehabilitation, and a fitness to reenter society sufficient to justify a sentence reduction;
  (6) Any statement, provided orally or in writing, provided pursuant to § 23-1904 or 18 U.S.C. § 3771 by a victim of the offense for which the defendant is imprisoned, or by a family member of the victim if the victim is deceased;
  (7) Any reports of physical, mental, or psychiatric examinations of the defendant conducted by licensed health care professionals;
  (8) The defendant's family and community circumstances at the time of the offense, including any history of abuse, trauma, or involvement in the child welfare system;
  (9) The extent of the defendant's role in the offense and whether and to what extent another person was involved in the offense;
  (10) The diminished culpability of juveniles and persons under age 25, as compared to that of older adults, and the hallmark features of youth, including immaturity, impetuosity, and failure to appreciate risks and consequences, which counsel against sentencing them to lengthy terms in prison, despite the brutality or cold-blooded nature of any particular crime, and the defendant's personal circumstances that support an aging out of crime; and
  (11) Any other information the court deems relevant to its decision.
(d) If the court denies or grants only in part the defendant's 1st application under this section, a court shall entertain a 2nd application under this section no sooner than 3 years after the date that the order on the initial application becomes final. If the court denies or grants only in part the defendant's 2nd application under this section, a court shall entertain a 3rd and final application under this section no sooner than 3 years following the date that the order on the 2nd application becomes final. No court shall entertain a 4th or successive application under this section.
(e) (1) Any defendant whose sentence is reduced under this section shall be resentenced pursuant to § 24-403 , § 24-403.01 , or § 24-903 , as applicable.
  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when resentencing a defendant under this section, the court:
    (A) May issue a sentence less than the minimum term otherwise required by law; and
    (B) Shall not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or release.
(f) The version of this section that was effective from May 10, 2019, to April 27, 2021 shall apply to all proceedings initiated under this section in any District of Columbia court, including any appeals thereof, by defendants who were eligible under this section prior to April 27, 2021 and shall apply to all proceedings under this section in any District of Columbia court, including any appeals thereof, that were pending prior to the April 27, 2021.
(g) In considering applications filed by defendants for offenses committed after the defendant's 18th birthday, the court shall endeavor to prioritize consideration of the applications of defendants who have been incarcerated the longest; except, that the inability to identify those defendants shall not delay the court acting on other applications under this section.
(h) Notwithstanding any other law, if a District government workforce development program requires District residency as a condition of program eligibility, the residency requirement shall be waived for defendants resentenced pursuant to this section.
(i) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022, the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall, on an annual basis, issue a grant of $200,000 to an organization that provides advocacy, case, management, and legal services, for the purpose of developing and offering restorative justice practices for survivors of violent crimes who seek such practices, such as for survivors impacted by post-conviction litigation.
D.C. Code § 24-604 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 6 / § 24-604
§ 24-604. Public intoxication; confidential records.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who is intoxicated in public: (1) may be taken or sent to his home or to a public or private health facility; or (2) if not taken or sent to his home or such facility under clause (1) of this subsection, shall be taken to a detoxification center, by the Mayor. Reasonable measures may be taken to ascertain that public transportation used for such purposes shall be paid for by such person in advance. Any intoxicated person may voluntarily come to a detoxification center for medical attention. The medical officer in charge of a detoxification center shall have the authority to determine whether a person shall be admitted to such center as a patient, or whether he should be referred to another health facility. The medical officer in charge of such center shall have the authority to require any person admitted as a patient under this subsection to remain at such center until he is sober and no longer incapacitated, but in any event no longer than 72 hours after his admission as a patient. If the medical officer concludes that such person should receive treatment at a different facility, he shall arrange for such treatment and for transportation to that facility. A detoxification center may provide medical services to a person who is not admitted as a patient. A patient in a detoxification center shall be encouraged to consent to an intensive diagnosis for alcoholism and to treatment at the inpatient and outpatient facilities authorized in § 24-603(a) .
(b) (1) Any person who is taken into custody for violating § 25-1001 shall be brought to a detoxification center where he shall either be admitted as a patient or transported by the Mayor to another appropriate medical facility for treatment. The police officer who took such person into custody for violating such section shall leave a violation notice for such person with the medical officer in charge of the detoxification center. After such person is sober and no longer incapacitated, the medical officer in charge of the detoxification center shall detain him as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct a diagnosis for alcoholism. If such person is diagnosed as a chronic alcoholic the medical officer shall, after a review of such person’s record, recommend to the Corporation Counsel whether a criminal charge should be filed against such person for violating such section in order to institute civil commitment proceedings under § 24-607 . If such a criminal charge is not filed, no entry relating to such person’s arrest for violating such section shall be made on any arrest or other criminal record. If the Corporation Counsel concludes that a criminal charge should be filed, the medical officer in charge of the detoxification center shall deliver to such person the violation notice that had been left with him. If such person is not diagnosed as a chronic alcoholic the medical officer in charge of the detoxification center shall deliver to him the violation notice that had been left with the medical officer and such person shall, after he is released by the center, be handled as in any other criminal case.
  (2) Any person who is taken into custody in the District of Columbia for violating any criminal provision applicable in the District of Columbia (other than such § 25-1001 ) and who appears to be intoxicated may be taken by the police to a detoxification center where he may be admitted as a patient for an immediate medical evaluation of his condition. As soon as it is determined that he is not in medical danger he shall be handled by the police as in any other criminal case. If his health is in danger, he may be detained either at the detoxification center or at some other appropriate medical facility until the danger has passed, and he shall then be handled as in any other criminal case. Such security conditions shall be maintained as are commensurate with the seriousness of the offense. In appropriate cases where there is no danger to the safety of any person, the police may leave with the medical officer in charge of the detoxification center a violation notice which shall be delivered to such person when he is released from the detoxification center.
(c) The registration and other records of a detoxification center shall remain confidential and may be disclosed only:
  (A) To medical personnel for purposes of:
    (i) Diagnosis;
    (ii) Treatment; or
    (iii) Court testimony;
(B) To police personnel for purposes of investigation of criminal offenses and complaints against police action;
(C) To authorized personnel for purposes of pre-sentence reports; or
(D) With the prior written consent of the client, for the purposes of and in accordance with Chapter 2B of Title 7 .
(d) The Mayor shall promptly develop, in cooperation with the police, procedures for taking or sending an intoxicated person to a detoxification center, his residence, or a public or private health facility if no criminal charge is brought against such person.
D.C. Code § 24-503 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / § 24-503
§ 24-503. Restoration to sanity.
Status: in_force

(a) Repealed.
(b) When any person confined in a hospital for the mentally ill while serving sentence shall be restored to mental health within the opinion of the superintendent of the hospital, the superintendent shall certify such fact to the Director of the Department of Corrections of the District of Columbia and such certification shall be sufficient to deliver such person to such Director according to his request.
D.C. Code § 24-925 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-925
§ 24-925. Evaluation process.
Status: in_force

The Director shall establish a system of evaluating the eligible juvenile offenders, with the purpose of obtaining an objective assessment of each eligible juvenile offender’s progress in the BOOT CAMP. The system of evaluation may include weekly evaluations by drill instructors, academic and vocational teachers, substance abuse counselors, and recreation leaders. The results of these evaluations may be used in determining the juvenile offender’s eligibility for conditional release or unconditional discharge at the end of the BOOT CAMP.
D.C. Code § 24-702 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 7 / § 24-702
§ 24-702. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of §§ 24-701 to 24-711 :
(1) The term “drug user” means any person, including a person under 18 years of age, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 16 , who uses any habit-forming narcotic drugs so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of such habit-forming narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his addiction.
(2) The term “narcotic drugs” shall have the same meaning as that given to such term by § 4731 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
(3) The term “patient” means any person ordered to appear before the Mayor, pursuant to the provisions of § 24-703 .
(4) The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia, sitting as a Board, or his designated agent or agents.
D.C. Code § 24-231.10 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-231.10
§ 24-231.10. Wages of employed prisoners; unemployment compensation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-912 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / § 24-912
§ 24-912. Limitations on the use of room confinement.
Status: in_force

(a) Penal institutions and secure juvenile facilities shall not use room confinement on a juvenile for the purposes of discipline, punishment, administrative convenience, retaliation, or staffing shortages.
(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a penal institution or secure juvenile facility may use room confinement on a juvenile as a temporary response to behavior that threatens:
    (A) Imminent harm to the juvenile or others; or
    (B) Imminent danger to the safe or secure operation of the penal institution or secure juvenile facility.
  (2) A penal institution or secure juvenile facility may use room confinement pursuant to paragraph (1) of this section if there is no other reasonable means to eliminate the condition; provided, that:
    (A) Room confinement is used only to the extent necessary to eliminate the condition identified;
    (B) Facility staff promptly notifies the juvenile of the specific conditions that resulted in the use of room confinement;
    (C) Room confinement takes place under the least restrictive conditions practicable and consistent with the individualized rationale for placement; and
    (D) Facility staff develops a plan that will allow the youth to leave room confinement and return to the general population as soon as possible.
(c) Facility staff at a penal institution or secure juvenile facility may grant a juvenile's request for room confinement; provided, that the juvenile is free at any time to revoke his or her request for confinement and be immediately returned to the general population.
(d) Except for room confinement occurring under subsection (c) of this section, a health or mental health professional shall conduct a mental health screening on a juvenile placed in room confinement within one hour after placement. After a screening, the penal institution or secure juvenile facility shall provide mental health services to the juvenile, if necessary.
(e) Except for room confinement occurring under subsection (c) of this section, room confinement shall be used for the briefest period of time possible and not for a time to exceed 6 hours.  After 6 hours, the youth shall be returned to the general population, transported to a mental health facility upon the recommendation of a mental health professional, transferred to the medical unit in the facility, or provided special individualized programming that may include:
  (1) Development of an individualized plan to improve the juvenile's behavior, created in consultation with the juvenile, mental health or health staff, and the juvenile's family members that identifies the causes and purposes of the negative behavior as well as concrete goals that the juvenile understands and that he or she can work toward to be removed from special programming.
  (2) In-person supervision by and interaction with staff members;
  (3) In-person provision of educational services;
  (4) Involvement of the juvenile in other aspects of the facility's programming, unless the involvement threatens the safety of the juvenile or staff or the security of the facility; and
  (5) Daily review with the juvenile of his or her progress toward the goals outlined in his or her plan.
(f) For each use of room confinement, facility staff shall document the following, if applicable:
  (1) The name of the juvenile;
  (2) The date and time the juvenile was placed in room confinement;
  (3) The name and position of the person authorizing placement of the juvenile in room confinement;
  (4) The staff involved in the conditions leading to the use of room confinement;
  (5) The date and time the juvenile was released from room confinement;
  (6) A description of the conditions leading to the use of room confinement or if room confinement was upon request by the juvenile;
  (7) The alternative actions to room confinement that were attempted and found unsuccessful or the reason that alternatives were not possible;
  (8) Any incident reports describing the condition that led to the period of room confinement; and
  (9) Any referrals and contacts with qualified medical and mental health professionals, including the date, time, and person contacted.
(g) On March 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Corrections shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Council that includes steps each agency has taken to reduce the unnecessary use of room confinement for juveniles and a summary of any information collected pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, including, for each penal institution or secure juvenile facility:
  (1) The total number of incidents in which room confinement was utilized in the prior year;
  (2) The average length of time juveniles spent in room confinements in the prior year;
  (3) The longest period of time that any juvenile was in room confinement; and
  (4) The greatest number of times that any juvenile was in room confinement.
D.C. Code § 24-481.07 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4A / § 24-481.07
§ 24-481.07. Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, information and records of the Board shall not be disclosed voluntarily, pursuant to a subpoena, in response to a request for discovery in any adjudicative proceeding, or in response to a request made under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2 , nor shall they be introduced into evidence in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding.
(b) (1) Information and records of the Board may be disclosed by members of the Board only as necessary to carry out the Board's duties and purposes.
  (2) A member of the Board who discloses information pursuant to this chapter shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the information disclosed, and the persons to whom the information is disclosed, are as limited as possible.
(c) Information and records presented to the Board shall not be immune from subpoena or request for discovery in an adjudicative proceeding or prohibited from being introduced into evidence solely because the information and records were presented to the Board, if the information and records have been obtained through sources other than the Board or its members.
D.C. Code § 24-401c — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 4 / § 24-401c
§ 24-401c. Application for reduction of sentence.
Status: in_force

When by reason of his training and response to the rehabilitation program of the Department of Corrections it appears to the Board that there is a reasonable probability that a prisoner will live and remain at liberty without violating the law, and that his immediate release is not incompatible with the welfare of society, but he has not served his minimum sentence, the Board in its discretion may apply to the court imposing sentence for a reduction of his minimum sentence. The court shall have jurisdiction to act upon the application at any time prior to the expiration of the minimum sentence and no hearing shall be required. If a prisoner is serving a sentence for a crime for which a minimum sentence is prescribed by § 24-403(b) his minimum sentence shall not be reduced under this section below the minimum sentence so prescribed.
D.C. Code § 24-531.01 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5A / § 24-531.01
§ 24-531.01. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Competence” means that a defendant has sufficient present ability to consult with his or her lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and has a rational, as well as a factual, understanding of the proceedings against him or her.
(2) “Court” or “Superior Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(2A) “DDS” means the Department on Disability Services.
(3) “Defendant” means a defendant in a criminal case or a respondent in a transfer proceeding.
(4) “DMH” means the Department of Mental Health.
(5) “Incompetent” means that, as a result of a mental disease or defect, a defendant does not have sufficient present ability to consult with his or her lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding or does not have a rational, as well as a factual, understanding of the proceedings against him or her.
(6) “Inpatient treatment facility” means:
  (A) Saint Elizabeths Hospital;
  (B) Any other physically secure hospital for the examination or treatment of persons with mental illness; or
  (C) Any physically secure or staff-secure facility for the examination, treatment, or habilitation of persons with intellectual disabilities.
(7) Repealed.
(8) “Transfer proceeding” means a proceeding pursuant to § 16-2307 to transfer a respondent who is alleged to be a delinquent in a juvenile case from the Family Court to the Criminal Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to face adult criminal charges.
(9) “Treatment” means the services or supports provided to persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities, including services or supports that are offered or ordered to restore a person to competence, to assist a person in becoming competent, or to ensure that a person will be competent.
(10) “Treatment provider” means:
  (A) The Department of Mental Health;
  (B) The DDS;
  (C) An inpatient treatment facility as defined in paragraph (6) of this section; or
  (D) Any other entity or individual designated by the DMH or DDS to provide evaluation, examination, treatment, or habilitation pursuant to this chapter that:
    (i) Is duly licensed or certified under the laws of the District of Columbia to provide services or supports to persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities, or both; and
    (ii) Has entered into an agreement with the District to provide mental health services or mental health supports or to provide services or supports to persons with intellectual disabilities.
D.C. Code § 24-607 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 6 / § 24-607
§ 24-607. Commitment by Court order.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court may, on a petition of the Corporation Counsel on behalf of the Mayor, filed and heard before the period of detention for detoxification and diagnosis expires, order a person to be committed to the custody of the Mayor for inpatient treatment and care if: (1) the Court determines that the person is a chronic alcoholic and that as a result of chronic or acute intoxication such person is in immediate danger of substantial physical harm; and (2) such person received notice of the filing of such petition within a reasonable time before the hearing held by the Court. The period of such commitment, computed from the date of admission to a detoxification center, shall not exceed: (1) thirty days in the case of the first or second such commitment within any 24-month period; or (2) ninety days in the case of the third or subsequent such commitment within any 24-month period.
(b) (1) (A) The Court may, after making the findings prescribed in paragraph (2) of this subsection, commit to the custody of the Mayor for treatment and care for up to a specified period of time a chronic alcoholic who:
      (i) Is charged with any misdemeanor and who, prior to trial for such misdemeanor, voluntarily requests such treatment in lieu of criminal prosecution for such misdemeanor;
      (ii) Is charged with a violation of § 25-128 and is acquitted on the ground of chronic alcoholism; or
      (iii) Is convicted of a violation of such § 25-128 .
    (B) The term of commitment of a chronic alcoholic ordered by the Court under this subsection may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment authorized for the misdemeanor for which the chronic alcoholic was charged.
  (2) (A) Before any person may be committed under this subsection, the Court shall, after a medical diagnosis and a civil hearing, find that:
      (i) The person is a chronic alcoholic;
      (ii) Adequate and appropriate treatment provided by the Mayor is available for the person; and
      (iii) In the case of a person described in sub-subparagraph (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection, he constitutes a continuing danger to the safety of himself or of other persons.
    (B) The Court shall give reasonable notice of such hearing to the person sought to be committed and his attorney. In the case of a person described in sub-subparagraph (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the Court does not make the finding described in sub-subparagraph (ii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Court may sentence the person to a penal institution pending the availability of such treatment, but for a period not to exceed the maximum term of imprisonment authorized for a violation of such § 25-128 .
(c) A committed person may challenge by a petition for a writ of habeas corpus the applicability of such findings, except that no more than 1 such petition may be filed in any 6-month period. The limitation prescribed in the preceding sentence shall not apply in the case of petitions based on newly discovered evidence.
(d) The Mayor may transfer a committed person who has been adjudged a continuing danger to the safety of himself or of other persons from inpatient to outpatient status only with permission of the Court. The Mayor may transfer any other committed person from inpatient to outpatient status, and any committed person from outpatient to inpatient status, without permission of the Court, but may not release a committed person without permission of the Court.
(e) If any person subject to a commitment proceeding initiated under this section does not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the Court shall appoint one to represent him.
D.C. Code § 24-231.04 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-231.04
§ 24-231.04. Maintenance of the prison industries program; administration by the Director.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-531.13 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5A / § 24-531.13
§ 24-531.13. General provisions.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a person confined under the authority of this chapter from establishing his or her eligibility for release under the provisions of this chapter by a writ of habeas corpus.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall supersede in the District of Columbia the provisions of any federal statutes or parts thereof inconsistent with this chapter.
(c) When a person has been ordered confined in a hospital for the mentally ill pursuant to this chapter and has escaped from such hospital, the court which ordered confinement shall, upon request of the government, order the return of the escaped person to such hospital. The return order shall be effective throughout the United States. Any federal judicial officer within whose jurisdiction the escaped person shall be found shall, upon receipt of the return order issued by the committing court, cause such person to be apprehended and delivered up for return to such hospital.
D.C. Code § 24-201.23 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.23
§ 24-201.23. Payment for maintenance of Jail.
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred for maintenance of the Jail of the District of Columbia and for support of prisoners therein shall be paid out of the revenues of the District of Columbia, and estimates for such expenses shall each year be submitted in the annual estimates for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 24-273 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-273
§ 24-273. Sale of products and services, deposit of receipts, use.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 24-132 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / § 24-132
§ 24-132. Pretrial services, parole, adult probation and offender supervision trustee.
Status: in_force

(a) Appointment and removal. — (1) Appointment. — The Attorney General, in consultation with the Chairman of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter in this section referred to as the “D.C. Control Board”) and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, shall appoint a Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation and Offender Supervision Trustee, who shall be an independent officer of the government of the District of Columbia, to effectuate the reorganization and transition of functions and funding relating to pretrial services, defense services, parole, adult probation and offender supervision.
  (2) Removal. — The Trustee may be removed by the Mayor with the concurrence of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall have the authority to remove the Trustee for misfeasance or malfeasance in office. At the request of the Trustee, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority may exercise any of its powers and authorities on behalf of the Trustee.
(b) Authority. — Beginning on the date of appointment, and continuing until the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia is established under § 24-133 , the Trustee shall:
  (1) Have the authority to exercise all powers and functions authorized for the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia;
  (2) Have the authority to direct the actions of all agencies of the District of Columbia whose functions will be assumed by or within the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, and of the Board of Parole of the District of Columbia, including the authority to discharge or replace any officers or employees of these agencies;
  (3) Exercise financial oversight over all agencies of the District of Columbia whose functions will be assumed by or within the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, and over the Board of Parole of the District of Columbia, and allocate funds to these agencies as appropriated by Congress and allocated by the President;
  (4) Receive and transmit to the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency all funds appropriated for such agency; and
  (5) Receive and transmit to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service all funds appropriated for such agency.
(c) Compensation. — The Trustee shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the basic pay payable for Level IV of the Executive Schedule. The Trustee may appoint and fix the pay of additional staff without regard to the provisions of the District of Columbia Official Code governing appointments and salaries, without regard to the provisions of Title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of Chapter 51 and subchapter III of Chapter 53 of Title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. Upon request of the Trustee, the head of any Federal department or agency may, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, provide services and/or detail any personnel of that department or agency to the Trusteeship to assist in carrying out its duties.
(d) Procurement and judicial review. — The provisions of the District of Columbia Official Code governing procurement shall not apply to the Trustee. The Trustee may enter into such contracts as the Trustee considers appropriate to carry out the Trustee’s duties. The Trustee may seek judicial enforcement of the Trustee’s authority to carry out the Trustee’s duties.
(e) Preservation of retirement and certain other rights of federal employee who becomes the Trustee or federal employees who become employed by the Trustee. — (1) In general. — A Federal employee who, within 3 days after separating from the  Federal Government, is appointed Trustee or becomes employed by the Trustee:
    (A) Shall be treated as an employee of the Federal Government for purposes of chapters 83, 84, 87, and 89 of Title 5 of the United States Code; and
    (B) If, after serving with the Trustee, such employee becomes reemployed by the Federal Government, shall be entitled to credit for the full period of such individual’s service with the Trustee, for purposes of determining the applicable leave accrual rate.
  (2) Regulations. — The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
(f) Treatment as Federal Employees. — (1) In general. — The Trustee and employees of the Trustee who are not  covered under subsection (e) of this section shall be treated as employees of  the Federal Government solely for purposes of the following provisions of   title 5, United States Code:
    (A) Chapter 83 (relating to retirement).
    (B) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System).
    (C) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
    (D) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
  (2) Effective dates of coverage. — The effective dates of coverage of the  provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection are as follows:
    (A) In the case of the Trustee and employees of the Office of the Trustee   and the Office of Adult Probation, August 5, 1997, or the date of   appointment, whichever is later.
    (B) In the case of employees of the Office of Parole, October 11, 1998, or   the date of appointment, whichever is later.
    (C) In the case of employees of the Pretrial Services Agency, January 3,   1999, or the date of appointment, whichever is later.
  (3) Rate of contributions. — The Trustee shall make contributions under the  provisions referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection at the same rates  applicable to agencies of the Federal Government.
  (4) Regulations. — The Office of Personnel Management shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection.
(g) Funding. — Funds available for operations of the Trustee shall be made available to the extent provided in appropriations acts to the Trustee, through the State Justice Institute. Funding requests shall be proposed by the Trustee to the President and Congress for each Fiscal Year.
(h) Liability and litigation authority. — (1) Liability. — The District of Columbia shall defend any civil action or proceeding brought in any court or other official Federal, state, or municipal forum against the Trustee, or against the District of Columbia or its officers, employees, or agents, and shall assume any liability resulting from such an action or proceeding, if the action or proceeding arises from the:
    (A) Supervision of offenders on probation, parole, or supervised release;
    (B) Provision of pretrial services by the District of Columbia; or
    (C) Activities of the District of Columbia Board of Parole.
  (2) Litigation. — (A) D.C. Attorney General. — Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia shall provide litigation services to the Trustee, except that the Trustee may instead elect, either generally or in relation to particular cases or classes of cases, to hire necessary staff and personnel or enter into contracts for the provision of litigation services at the Trustee’s expense.
    (B) U.S. Attorney General. — (i) In general. — Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, with respect to any litigation involving the Trustee, the Attorney General may:
        (I) Direct the litigation of the Trustee, and of the District of Columbia on behalf of the Trustee; and
        (II) Provide on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis litigation services for the Trustee at the Trustee’s request or on the Attorney General’s own initiative.
      (ii) Approval of settlement. — With respect to any litigation involving the Trustee, the Trustee may not agree to any settlement involving any form of equitable relief without the approval of the Attorney General. The Trustee shall provide to the Attorney General such notice and reports concerning litigation as the Attorney General may direct.
      (iii) Discretion. — Any decision to exercise any authority of the Attorney General under this paragraph shall be in the sole discretion of the Attorney General and shall not be reviewable in any court.
  (3) Limitations. — Nothing in this section shall be construed:
    (A) As a waiver of sovereign immunity, or as limiting any other defense or immunity that would otherwise be available to the United States, the District of Columbia, their agencies, officers, employees, or agents; or
    (B) To obligate the District of Columbia to represent or indemnify the Corrections Trustee or any officer, employee, or agent where the Trustee (or any person employed by or acting under the authority of the Trustee) acts beyond the scope of his authority.
(i) Certification. — The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia shall assume its duties pursuant to § 24-133 when, within the period beginning one year after August 5, 1997 and ending three years after August 5, 1997, the Trustee certifies to the Attorney General and the Attorney General concurs that the Agency can carry out the functions described in § 24-133 and the United States Parole Commission can carry out the functions described in § 24-133 .
(j) Exercise of authority on behalf of Public Defender Service. — At the request of the Director of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, the Trustee may exercise any of the powers and authorities of the Trustee on behalf of such Service in the same manner and to the same extent as the Trustee may exercise such powers and authorities in relation to any agency described in subsection (b) of this section.
D.C. Code § 24-201.10 — DC Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / § 24-201.10
§ 24-201.10. Detention of United States prisoners in Washington Asylum and Jail.
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized and directed to receive and keep in the Washington Asylum and Jail all prisoners committed thereto for offenses against the United States.