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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1885 

To require that State and local pretrial services agencies receiving Federal 

financial assistance report to the Department of Justice on defendants 

released by such agencies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2011 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOREN, Mr. 

BARTLETT, Mr. CARTER, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. BENISHEK) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require that State and local pretrial services agencies 

receiving Federal financial assistance report to the Department of Justice on defendants released by such agencies, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Citizens Right to Know 

5 Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

7 (a) MONTHLY REPORT ON AGENCY OPERATIONS.— 

8 Not later than the last day of each month, a State or local 


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1 pretrial services agency that receives Federal financial as2 sistance shall submit to the Attorney General a report that 

3 includes the following: 

4 (1) The number of individuals reviewed for pre5 trial release by that agency during the reporting pe6 riod. 

7 (2) The number of indigent individuals reviewed 

8 for pretrial release by that agency during the report9 ing period. 

10 (3) The number of individuals assigned to pre11 trial services by that agency during the reporting pe12 riod, and the name of each such individual. 

13 (4) The number of indigent individuals accepted 

14 into a pretrial release program by that agency dur15 ing the reporting period, and the name of each such 

16 individual. 

17 (5) A list of each charge filed against each indi18 vidual accepted into a pretrial release program by 

19 that agency during the reporting period. 

20 (6) A list of all prior criminal convictions of 

21 each individual accepted into a pretrial release pro22 gram by that agency during the reporting period. 

23 (7) A list of the court appearances required of 

24 each individual accepted into a pretrial release pro25 gram by that agency during the reporting period. 


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1 (8) A list of each instance during the reporting 

2 period on which an individual accepted into a pre3 trial release program by that agency failed to appear 

4 at a scheduled court appearance. 

5 (9) A list of all warrants issued or arrests made 

6 during the reporting period of each individual ac7 cepted into a pretrial release program by that agen8 cy. 

9 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON AGENCY BUDGET.—Not 

10 later than the last day of the fiscal year in which this Act 

11 is enacted, and annually thereafter, a State or local pre12 trial services agency that receives Federal financial assist13 ance shall submit to the Attorney General a report that 

14 contains information on that agency’s budget for that 

15 year. 

16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘State or local pretrial services 

19 agency’’ means any government entity which pro20 vides pretrial services or any private non-profit enti21 ty contracted with to do the same. 

22 (2) The term ‘‘Federal financial assistance’’ has 

23 the meaning given such term in section 7501(a)(5) 

24 of title 31, United States Code. 

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