II 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1060 

To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community 

in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve 

reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2007 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. BROWNBACK, and Mr. LEAHY) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders 

into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and 

Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning 

and implementation, 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 ‘‘Recidivism Reduction 

5 and Second Chance Act of 2007’’ or the ‘‘Second Chance 

6 Act of 2007’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

8 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Findings. 

Sec. 4. Submission of reports to Congress. 

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE OMNIBUS CRIME 

CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 

Subtitle A—Improvements to Existing Programs 

Sec. 101. Reauthorization of adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry 

demonstration projects. 

Sec. 102. Improvement of the residential substance abuse treatment for State 

offenders program. 

Subtitle B—New and Innovative Programs to Improve Offender Reentry 

Services 

Sec. 111. State and local reentry courts. 

Sec. 112. Grants for comprehensive and continuous offender reentry task 

forces. 

Sec. 113. Prosecution drug treatment alternative to prison programs. 

Sec. 114. Grants for family substance abuse treatment alternatives to incarceration. 

Sec. 115. Prison-based family treatment programs for incarcerated parents of 

minor children. 

Sec. 116. Grant programs relating to educational methods at prisons, jails, and 

juvenile facilities. 

Subtitle C—Conforming Amendments 

Sec. 121. Use of violent offender truth-in-sentencing grant funding for demonstration project activities. 

TITLE II—ENHANCED DRUG TREATMENT AND MENTORING 

GRANT PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—Drug Treatment 

Sec. 201. Grants for demonstration programs to reduce drug use and recidivism in long-term substance abusers. 

Sec. 202. Offender drug treatment incentive grants. 

Sec. 203. Ensuring availability and delivery of new pharmacological drug treatment services. 

Sec. 204. Study of effectiveness of depot naltrexone for heroin addiction. 

Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Job Training 

Sec. 211. Technology careers training demonstration grants. 

Sec. 212. Grants to States for improved workplace and community transition 

training for incarcerated youth offenders. 

Subtitle C—Mentoring 

Sec. 221. Mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations. 

Sec. 222. Bureau of Prisons policy on mentoring contacts. 


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Subtitle D—Administration of Justice Reforms 

CHAPTER 1—IMPROVING FEDERAL OFFENDER REENTRY

Sec. 231. Federal prisoner reentry program. 

Sec. 232. Identification and release assistance for Federal prisoners. 

Sec. 233. Improved reentry procedures for Federal prisoners. 

Sec. 234. Duties of the Bureau of Prisons. 

Sec. 235. Authorization of appropriations for Bureau of Prisons. 

Sec. 236. Encouragement of employment of former prisoners. 

Sec. 237. Elderly nonviolent offender pilot program. 

CHAPTER 2—REENTRY RESEARCH

Sec. 241. Offender reentry research. 

Sec. 242. Grants to study parole or post-incarceration supervision violations 

and revocations. 

Sec. 243. Addressing the needs of children of incarcerated parents. 

CHAPTER 3—CORRECTIONAL REFORMS TO EXISTING LAW

Sec. 251. Clarification of authority to place prisoner in community corrections. 

Sec. 252. Residential drug abuse program in Federal prisons. 

Sec. 253. Medical care for prisoners. 

Sec. 254. Contracting for services for post-conviction supervision offenders. 

1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) In 2002, over 7,000,000 people were incar4 cerated in Federal or State prisons or in local jails. 

5 Nearly 650,000 people are released from Federal 

6 and State incarceration into communities nationwide 

7 each year. 

8 (2) There are over 3,200 jails throughout the 

9 United States, the vast majority of which are oper10 ated by county governments. Each year, these jails 

11 will release more than 10,000,000 people back into 

12 the community. 

(3) Recent studies indicate that over 2 13 ⁄3 of re14 leased State prisoners are expected to be rearrested 


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1 for a felony or serious misdemeanor within 3 years 

2 after release. 

3 (4) According to the Bureau of Justice Statis4 tics, expenditures on corrections alone increased 

5 from $9,000,000,000 in 1982, to $59,600,000,000 

6 in 2002. These figures do not include the cost of ar7 rest and prosecution, nor do they take into account 

8 the cost to victims. 

9 (5) The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry 

10 Initiative provided $139,000,000 in funding for 

11 State governments to develop and implement edu12 cation, job training, mental health treatment, and 

13 substance abuse treatment for serious and violent of14 fenders. This Act seeks to build upon the innovative 

15 and successful State reentry programs developed 

16 under the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Ini17 tiative, which terminated after fiscal year 2005. 

18 (6) Between 1991 and 1999, the number of 

19 children with a parent in a Federal or State correc20 tional facility increased by more than 100 percent, 

21 from approximately 900,000 to approximately 

22 2,000,000. According to the Bureau of Prisons, 

23 there is evidence to suggest that inmates who are 

24 connected to their children and families are more 


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1 likely to avoid negative incidents and have reduced 

2 sentences. 

3 (7) Released prisoners cite family support as 

4 the most important factor in helping them stay out 

5 of prison. Research suggests that families are an 

6 often underutilized resource in the reentry process. 

7 (8) Approximately 100,000 juveniles (ages 17 

8 years and under) leave juvenile correctional facilities, 

9 State prison, or Federal prison each year. Juveniles 

10 released from secure confinement still have their 

11 likely prime crime years ahead of them. Juveniles re12 leased from secure confinement have a recidivism 

13 rate ranging from 55 to 75 percent. The chances 

14 that young people will successfully transition into so15 ciety improve with effective reentry and aftercare 

16 programs. 

17 (9) Studies have shown that between 15 percent 

18 and 27 percent of prisoners expect to go to homeless 

19 shelters upon release from prison. 

20 (10) Fifty-seven percent of Federal and 70 per21 cent of State inmates used drugs regularly before 

22 going to prison, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics 

23 report titled ‘‘Trends in State Parole, 1990–2000’’ 

24 estimates the use of drugs or alcohol around the 


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1 time of the offense that resulted in the incarceration 

2 of the inmate at as high as 84 percent. 

3 (11) Family-based treatment programs have 

4 proven results for serving the special populations of 

5 female offenders and substance abusers with chil6 dren. An evaluation by the Substance Abuse and 

7 Mental Health Services Administration of family8 based treatment for substance-abusing mothers and 

9 children found that 6 months after such treatment, 

10 60 percent of the mothers remained alcohol and 

11 drug free, and drug-related offenses declined from 

12 28 percent to 7 percent. Additionally, a 2003 evalua13 tion of residential family-based treatment programs 

14 revealed that 60 percent of mothers remained clean 

15 and sober 6 months after treatment, criminal arrests 

16 declined by 43 percent, and 88 percent of the chil17 dren treated in the program with their mothers re18 mained stabilized. 

19 (12) A Bureau of Justice Statistics analysis in20 dicated that only 33 percent of Federal inmates and 

21 36 percent of State inmates had participated in resi22 dential in-patient treatment programs for alcohol 

23 and drug abuse 12 months before their release. Further, over 1 24 ⁄3 of all jail inmates have some physical 

25 or mental disability and 25 percent of jail inmates 


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1 have been treated at some time for a mental or emo2 tional problem. 

3 (13) State Substance Abuse Agency Directors, 

4 also known as Single State Authorities (in this para5 graph referred to as ‘‘SSAs’’), manage the publicly 

6 funded substance abuse prevention and treatment 

7 system of the Nation. SSAs are responsible for plan8 ning and implementing State-wide systems of care 

9 that provide clinically appropriate substance abuse 

10 services. Given the high rate of substance use dis11 orders among offenders reentering our communities, 

12 successful reentry programs require close interaction 

13 and collaboration with each SSA as the program is 

14 planned, implemented and evaluated. 

15 (14) According to the National Institute of Lit16 eracy, 70 percent of all prisoners function at the 

17 lowest literacy levels. 

18 (15) Less than 32 percent of State prison in19 mates have a high school diploma or a higher level 

20 of education, compared to 82 percent of the general 

21 population. 

22 (16) Approximately 38 percent of inmates who 

23 completed 11 years or less of school were not work24 ing before entry into prison. 


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1 (17) The percentage of State prisoners partici2 pating in educational programs decreased by more 

3 than 8 percent between 1991 and 1997, despite 

4 growing evidence of how educational programming 

5 while incarcerated reduces recidivism. 

6 (18) The National Institute of Justice has 

7 found that 1 year after release, up to 60 percent of 

8 former inmates are not employed. 

9 (19) Transitional jobs programs have proven to 

10 help people with criminal records to successfully re11 turn to the workplace and to the community, and 

12 therefore can reduce recidivism. 

13 SEC. 4. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

14 Not later than January 31 of each year, the Attorney 

15 General shall submit each report received under this Act 

16 or an amendment made by this Act during the preceding 

17 year to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 

18 the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep19 resentatives. 


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1 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS RE2 LATED TO THE OMNIBUS 

3 CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE 

4 STREETS ACT OF 1968 

5 Subtitle A—Improvements to 

6 Existing Programs 

7 SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF ADULT AND JUVENILE OF8 FENDER STATE AND LOCAL REENTRY DEM9 ONSTRATION PROJECTS. 

10 (a) ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER DEMONSTRA11 TION PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.—Section 2976(b) of the 

12 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

13 U.S.C. 3797w(b)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) 

14 through (4) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) establishing or improving the system or 

16 systems under which— 

17 ‘‘(A) correctional agencies and other crimi18 nal and juvenile justice agencies of the grant 

19 recipient develop and carry out plans to facili20 tate the reentry into the community of each of21 fender in the custody of the jurisdiction in22 volved; 

23 ‘‘(B) the supervision and services provided 

24 to offenders in the custody of the jurisdiction 

25 involved are coordinated with the supervision 


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1 and services provided to offenders after reentry 

2 into the community, including coordination with 

3 Comprehensive and Continuous Offender Re4 entry Task Forces under section 2902 or with 

5 similar planning groups; 

6 ‘‘(C) the efforts of various public and pri7 vate entities to provide supervision and services 

8 to offenders after reentry into the community, 

9 and to family members of such offenders, are 

10 coordinated; and 

11 ‘‘(D) offenders awaiting reentry into the 

12 community are provided with documents (such 

13 as identification papers, referrals to services, 

14 medical prescriptions, job training certificates, 

15 apprenticeship papers, and information on ob16 taining public assistance) useful in achieving a 

17 successful transition from prison, jail, or a juve18 nile facility; 

19 ‘‘(2) carrying out programs and initiatives by 

20 units of local government to strengthen reentry serv21 ices for individuals released from local jails, includ22 ing coordination with Comprehensive and Contin23 uous Offender Reentry Task Forces under section 

24 2902 or with similar planning groups; 


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1 ‘‘(3) assessing the literacy, educational, and vo2 cational needs of offenders in custody and identi3 fying and providing services appropriate to meet 

4 those needs, including follow-up assessments and 

5 long-term services; 

6 ‘‘(4) facilitating collaboration among the correc7 tions (including community corrections), technical 

8 school, community college, business, nonprofit, work9 force development, and employment service sectors— 

10 ‘‘(A) to promote, where appropriate, the 

11 employment of people released from prison, jail, 

12 or a juvenile facility through efforts such as 

13 educating employers about existing financial in14 centives; 

15 ‘‘(B) to facilitate the creation of job oppor16 tunities, including transitional jobs and time17 limited subsidized work experience (where ap18 propriate); 

19 ‘‘(C) to connect offenders to employment 

20 (including supportive employment and employ21 ment services before their release to the com22 munity), provide work supports (including 

23 transportation and retention services), as ap24 propriate, and identify labor market needs to 


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1 ensure that education and training are appro2 priate; and 

3 ‘‘(D) to address obstacles to employment 

4 that are not directly connected to the offense 

5 committed and the risk that the offender pre6 sents to the community and provide case man7 agement services as necessary to prepare of8 fenders for jobs that offer the potential for ad9 vancement and growth; 

10 ‘‘(5) providing offenders with education, job 

11 training, responsible parenting and healthy relation12 ship skills training (designed specifically to address 

13 the needs of fathers and mothers in or transitioning 

14 from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility), English lit15 eracy education, work experience programs, self-re16 spect and life skills training, and other skills useful 

17 in achieving a successful transition from prison, jail, 

18 or a juvenile facility; 

19 ‘‘(6) providing structured post-release housing 

20 and transitional housing (including group homes for 

21 recovering substance abusers (with appropriate safe22 guards that may include single-gender housing)) 

23 through which offenders are provided supervision 

24 and services immediately following reentry into the 

25 community; 


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1 ‘‘(7) assisting offenders in securing permanent 

2 housing upon release or following a stay in transi3 tional housing; 

4 ‘‘(8) providing substance abuse treatment and 

5 services (including providing a full continuum of 

6 substance abuse treatment services that encompasses 

7 outpatient services, comprehensive residential serv8 ices and recovery, and recovery home services) to of9 fenders reentering the community from prison, jail, 

10 or a juvenile facility; 

11 ‘‘(9) expanding family-based drug treatment 

12 centers that offer family-based comprehensive treat13 ment services for parents and their children as a 

14 complete family unit, as appropriate to the safety, 

15 security, and well-being of the family; 

16 ‘‘(10) encouraging collaboration among juvenile 

17 and adult corrections, community corrections, and 

18 community health centers to allow access to afford19 able and quality primary health care for offenders 

20 during the period of transition from prison, jail, or 

21 a juvenile facility to the community; 

22 ‘‘(11) providing or facilitating health care serv23 ices to offenders (including substance abuse screen24 ing, treatment, and aftercare, infectious disease 

25 screening and treatment, and screening, assessment, 


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1 and aftercare for mental health services) to protect 

2 the communities in which offenders will live; 

3 ‘‘(12) enabling prison, jail, or juvenile facility 

4 mentors of offenders to remain in contact with those 

5 offenders (including through the use of all available 

6 technology) while in prison, jail, or a juvenile facility 

7 and after reentry into the community, and encour8 aging the involvement of prison, jail, or a juvenile 

9 facility mentors in the reentry process; 

10 ‘‘(13) systems under which family members of 

11 offenders are involved in facilitating the successful 

12 reentry of those offenders into the community (as 

13 appropriate to the safety, security, and well-being of 

14 the family), including removing obstacles to the 

15 maintenance of family relationships while the of16 fender is in custody, strengthening the family’s ca17 pacity to function as a stable living situation during 

18 reentry, and involving family members in the plan19 ning and implementation of the reentry process; 

20 ‘‘(14) creating, developing, or enhancing of21 fender and family assessments, curricula, policies, 

22 procedures, or programs (including mentoring pro23 grams)— 

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1 lence, sexual assault, or stalking reconnect with 

2 their families and communities (as appropriate 

3 to the safety, security, and well-being of the 

4 family), and become non-abusive parents or 

5 partners; and 

6 ‘‘(B) under which particular attention is 

7 paid to the safety of children affected and the 

8 confidentiality concerns of victims, and efforts 

9 are coordinated with victim service providers; 

10 ‘‘(15) maintaining the parent-child relationship, 

11 as appropriate to the safety, security, and well-being 

12 of the child as determined by the relevant correc13 tions and child protective services agencies, includ14 ing— 

15 ‘‘(A) implementing programs in correc16 tional agencies to include the collection of infor17 mation regarding any dependent children of an 

18 offender as part of intake procedures, including 

19 the number, age, and location or jurisdiction of 

20 such children; 

21 ‘‘(B) connecting those identified children 

22 with services as appropriate and needed; 

23 ‘‘(C) carrying out programs (including 

24 mentoring) that support children of incarcer25 ated parents, including those in foster care and 


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1 those cared for by grandparents or other rel2 atives (which is commonly referred to as kin3 ship care); 

4 ‘‘(D) developing programs and activities 

5 (including mentoring) that support parent-child 

6 relationships, as appropriate to the safety, secu7 rity, and well-being of the family, including 

8 technology to promote the parent-child relation9 ship and to facilitate participation in parent10 teacher conferences, books on tape programs, 

11 family days, and visitation areas for children 

12 while visiting an incarcerated parent; 

13 ‘‘(E) helping incarcerated parents to learn 

14 responsible parenting and healthy relationship 

15 skills; 

16 ‘‘(F) addressing visitation obstacles to chil17 dren of an incarcerated parent, such as the lo18 cation of facilities in remote areas, telephone 

19 costs, mail restrictions, and visitation policies; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(G) identifying and addressing obstacles 

22 to collaborating with child welfare agencies in 

23 the provision of services jointly to offenders in 

24 custody and to the children of such offenders; 


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1 ‘‘(16) carrying out programs for the entire fam2 ily unit, including the coordination of service delivery 

3 across agencies; 

4 ‘‘(17) facilitating and encouraging timely and 

5 complete payment of restitution and fines by offend6 ers to victims and the community; 

7 ‘‘(18) providing services as necessary to victims 

8 upon release of offenders, including security services 

9 and counseling, and facilitating the inclusion of vic10 tims, on a voluntary basis, in the reentry process; 

11 ‘‘(19) establishing or expanding the use of re12 entry courts and other programs to— 

13 ‘‘(A) monitor offenders returning to the 

14 community; 

15 ‘‘(B) provide returning offenders with— 

16 ‘‘(i) drug and alcohol testing and 

17 treatment; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) mental and medical health as19 sessment and services; 

20 ‘‘(C) facilitate restorative justice practices 

21 and convene family or community impact pan22 els, family impact educational classes, victim 

23 impact panels, or victim impact educational 

24 classes; 


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1 ‘‘(D) provide and coordinate the delivery of 

2 other community services to offenders, includ3 ing— 

4 ‘‘(i) employment training; 

5 ‘‘(ii) education; 

6 ‘‘(iii) housing assistance; 

7 ‘‘(iv) children and family support, in8 cluding responsible parenting and healthy 

9 relationship skill training designed specifi10 cally to address the needs of incarcerated 

11 and transitioning fathers and mothers; 

12 ‘‘(v) conflict resolution skills training; 

13 ‘‘(vi) family violence intervention pro14 grams; and 

15 ‘‘(vii) other appropriate services; and 

16 ‘‘(E) establish and implement graduated 

17 sanctions and incentives; 

18 ‘‘(20) developing a case management reentry 

19 program that— 

20 ‘‘(A) provides services to eligible veterans, 

21 as defined by the Attorney General; and 

22 ‘‘(B) provides for a reentry service network 

23 solely for such eligible veterans that coordinates 

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1 fenders who qualify for such veterans services; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(21) protecting communities against dan4 gerous offenders, including— 

5 ‘‘(A) conducting studies in collaboration 

6 with Federal research initiatives in effect on the 

7 date of enactment of the Second Chance Act of 

8 2007, to determine which offenders are return9 ing to prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities and 

10 which of those returning offenders represent the 

11 greatest risk to community safety; 

12 ‘‘(B) developing and implementing proce13 dures to assist relevant authorities in deter14 mining when release is appropriate and in the 

15 use of data to inform the release decision; 

16 ‘‘(C) using validated assessment tools to 

17 assess the risk factors of returning inmates, 

18 and developing or adopting procedures to en19 sure that dangerous felons are not released 

20 from prison prematurely; and 

21 ‘‘(D) developing and implementing proce22 dures to identify efficiently and effectively those 

23 violators of probation, parole, or post-incarcer24 ation supervision who represent the greatest 

25 risk to community safety.’’. 


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1 (b) JUVENILE OFFENDER DEMONSTRATION

2 PROJECTS REAUTHORIZED.—Section 2976(c) of the Om3 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

4 U.S.C. 3797w(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘may be ex5 pended for’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

6 end and inserting ‘‘may be expended for any activity de7 scribed in subsection (b).’’. 

8 (c) APPLICATIONS; REQUIREMENTS; PRIORITIES; 

9 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS.—Section 2976 of the 

10 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

11 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub13 section (o); and 

14 (2) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and 

15 inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—A State, unit of local govern17 ment, territory, or Indian tribe, or combination thereof, 

18 desiring a grant under this section shall submit an appli19 cation to the Attorney General that— 

20 ‘‘(1) contains a reentry strategic plan, as de21 scribed in subsection (h), which describes the long22 term strategy and incorporates a detailed implemen23 tation schedule, including the plans of the applicant 

24 to pay for the program after the Federal funding is 

25 discontinued; 


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1 ‘‘(2) identifies the local government role and 

2 the role of governmental agencies and nonprofit or3 ganizations that will be coordinated by, and that will 

4 collaborate on, the offender reentry strategy of the 

5 applicant, and certifies the involvement of such 

6 agencies and organizations; and 

7 ‘‘(3) describes the evidence-based methodology 

8 and outcome measures that will be used to evaluate 

9 the program funded with a grant under this section, 

10 and specifically explains how such measurements will 

11 provide valid measures of the impact of that pro12 gram. 

13 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney General may 

14 make a grant to an applicant under this section only if 

15 the application— 

16 ‘‘(1) reflects explicit support of the chief execu17 tive officer of the State, unit of local government, 

18 territory, or Indian tribe applying for a grant under 

19 this section; 

20 ‘‘(2) provides extensive discussion of the role of 

21 State corrections departments, community correc22 tions agencies, juvenile justice systems, or local jail 

23 systems in ensuring successful reentry of offenders 

24 into their communities; 


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1 ‘‘(3) provides extensive evidence of collaboration 

2 with State and local government agencies overseeing 

3 health, housing, child welfare, education, substance 

4 abuse, victims services, and employment services, 

5 and with local law enforcement agencies; 

6 ‘‘(4) provides a plan for analysis of the statu7 tory, regulatory, rules-based, and practice-based hur8 dles to reintegration of offenders into the commu9 nity; and 

10 ‘‘(5) includes the use of a State, local, terri11 torial, or tribal task force, described in subsection 

12 (i), to carry out the activities funded under the 

13 grant. 

14 ‘‘(f) PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.—The Attorney 

15 General shall give priority to grant applications under this 

16 section that best— 

17 ‘‘(1) focus initiative on geographic areas with a 

18 disproportionate population of offenders released 

19 from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 

20 ‘‘(2) include— 

21 ‘‘(A) input from nonprofit organizations, in 

22 any case where relevant input is available and 

23 appropriate to the grant application; 


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1 ‘‘(B) consultation with crime victims and 

2 offenders who are released from prisons, jails, 

3 and juvenile facilities; and 

4 ‘‘(C) coordination with families of offend5 ers; 

6 ‘‘(3) demonstrate effective case assessment and 

7 management abilities in order to provide comprehen8 sive and continuous reentry, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) planning while offenders are in pris10 on, jail, or a juvenile facility, pre-release transi11 tion housing, and community release; 

12 ‘‘(B) establishing pre-release planning pro13 cedures to ensure that the eligibility of an of14 fender for Federal or State benefits upon re15 lease is established prior to release, subject to 

16 any limitations in law, and to ensure that of17 fenders obtain all necessary referrals for reentry 

18 services; and 

19 ‘‘(C) delivery of continuous and appro20 priate drug treatment, medical care, job train21 ing and placement, educational services, or any 

22 other service or support needed for reentry; 

23 ‘‘(4) review the process by which the applicant 

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1 nile facility, taking into account public safety and 

2 the use of graduated, community-based sanctions for 

3 minor and technical violations of parole, probation, 

4 or supervision (specifically those violations that are 

5 not otherwise, and independently, a violation of law); 

6 ‘‘(5) provide for an independent evaluation of 

7 reentry programs that include, to the maximum ex8 tent possible, random assignment and controlled 

9 studies to determine the effectiveness of such pro10 grams; and 

11 ‘‘(6) target high-risk offenders for reentry pro12 grams through validated assessment tools. 

13 ‘‘(g) USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

16 subparagraph (B), the Federal share of a grant 

17 received under this section may not exceed 75 

18 percent of the project funded under such grant 

19 in fiscal year 2008. 

20 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—Subparagraph (A) shall 

21 not apply if the Attorney General— 

22 ‘‘(i) waives, in whole or in part, the 

23 requirement of this paragraph; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) publishes in the Federal Register 

25 the rationale for the waiver. 


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1 ‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal 

2 funds received under this section shall be used to 

3 supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that 

4 would otherwise be available for the activities funded 

5 under this section. 

6 ‘‘(h) REENTRY STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 

8 financial assistance under this section, each appli9 cant shall develop a comprehensive strategic reentry 

10 plan that contains measurable annual and 5-year 

11 performance outcomes, and that uses, to the max12 imum extent possible, random assigned and con13 trolled studies to determine the effectiveness of the 

14 program funded with a grant under this section. One 

15 goal of that plan shall be to reduce the rate of re16 cidivism (as defined by the Attorney General, con17 sistent with the research on offender reentry under18 taken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics) for of19 fenders released from prison, jail, or a juvenile facil20 ity who are served with funds made available under 

21 this section by 50 percent over a period of 5 years. 

22 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In developing a reentry 

23 plan under this subsection, an applicant shall coordi24 nate with communities and stakeholders, including 

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1 adult corrections, housing, health, education, sub2 stance abuse, children and families, victims services, 

3 employment, and business and members of nonprofit 

4 organizations that can provide reentry services. 

5 ‘‘(3) MEASUREMENTS OF PROGRESS.—Each re6 entry plan developed under this subsection shall 

7 measure the progress of the applicant toward in8 creasing public safety by reducing rates of recidivism 

9 and enabling released offenders to transition suc10 cessfully back into their communities. 

11 ‘‘(i) REENTRY TASK FORCE.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 

13 financial assistance under this section, each appli14 cant shall establish or empower a Reentry Task 

15 Force, or other relevant convening authority, to— 

16 ‘‘(A) examine ways to pool resources and 

17 funding streams to promote lower recidivism 

18 rates for returning offenders and minimize the 

19 harmful effects of offenders’ time in prison, jail, 

20 or a juvenile facility on families and commu21 nities of offenders by collecting data and best 

22 practices in offender reentry from demonstra23 tion grantees and other agencies and organiza24 tions; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) provide the analysis described in sub2 section (e)(4). 

3 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The task force or other 

4 authority under this subsection shall be comprised 

5 of— 

6 ‘‘(A) relevant State, tribal, territorial, or 

7 local leaders; and 

8 ‘‘(B) representatives of relevant— 

9 ‘‘(i) agencies; 

10 ‘‘(ii) service providers; 

11 ‘‘(iii) nonprofit organizations; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) stakeholders. 

13 ‘‘(j) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each applicant shall iden15 tify in the reentry strategic plan developed under 

16 subsection (h), specific performance outcomes relat17 ing to the long-term goals of increasing public safety 

18 and reducing recidivism. 

19 ‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The perform20 ance outcomes identified under paragraph (1) shall 

21 include, with respect to offenders released back into 

22 the community— 

23 ‘‘(A) reduction in recidivism rates, which 

24 shall be reported in accordance with the meas25 ure selected by the Director of the Bureau of 


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1 Justice Statistics under section 234(c)(2) of the 

2 Second Chance Act of 2007; 

3 ‘‘(B) reduction in crime; 

4 ‘‘(C) increased employment and education 

5 opportunities; 

6 ‘‘(D) reduction in violations of conditions 

7 of supervised release; 

8 ‘‘(E) increased payment of child support; 

9 ‘‘(F) increased housing opportunities; 

10 ‘‘(G) reduction in drug and alcohol abuse; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(H) increased participation in substance 

13 abuse and mental health services. 

14 ‘‘(3) OTHER OUTCOMES.—A grantee under this 

15 section may include in the reentry strategic plan de16 veloped under subsection (h) other performance out17 comes that increase the success rates of offenders 

18 who transition from prison, jails, or juvenile facili19 ties. 

20 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—A grantee under this 

21 section shall coordinate with communities and stake22 holders about the selection of performance outcomes 

23 identified by the applicant, and shall consult with 

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1 tion and measurement activities as provided for in 

2 the grant application materials. 

3 ‘‘(5) REPORT.—Each grantee under this section 

4 shall submit an annual report to the Attorney Gen5 eral that— 

6 ‘‘(A) identifies the progress of the grantee 

7 toward achieving its strategic performance out8 comes; and 

9 ‘‘(B) describes other activities conducted 

10 by the grantee to increase the success rates of 

11 the reentry population, such as programs that 

12 foster effective risk management and treatment 

13 programming, offender accountability, and com14 munity and victim participation. 

15 ‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in 

17 consultation with grantees under this section, 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) identify primary and secondary 

20 sources of information to support the measure21 ment of the performance indicators identified 

22 under this section; 

23 ‘‘(B) identify sources and methods of data 

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1 ‘‘(C) provide to all grantees technical as2 sistance and training on performance measures 

3 and data collection for purposes of this section; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(D) consult with the Substance Abuse 

6 and Mental Health Services Administration and 

7 the National Institute on Drug Abuse on stra8 tegic performance outcome measures and data 

9 collection for purposes of this section relating to 

10 substance abuse and mental health. 

11 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Attorney General 

12 shall coordinate with other Federal agencies to iden13 tify national and other sources of information to 

14 support performance measurement of grantees. 

15 ‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR ANALYSIS.—Any statis16 tical analysis of population data conducted pursuant 

17 to this section shall be conducted in accordance with 

18 the Federal Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, 

19 relating to classification standards. 

20 ‘‘(l) FUTURE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 

21 a grant under this section in any fiscal year after the fiscal 

22 year in which a grantee receives a grant under this section, 

23 a grantee shall submit to the Attorney General such infor24 mation as is necessary to demonstrate that— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the grantee has adopted a reentry plan 

2 that reflects input from nonprofit organizations, in 

3 any case where relevant input is available and appro4 priate to the grant application; 

5 ‘‘(2) the reentry plan of the grantee includes 

6 performance measures to assess progress of the 

7 grantee toward a 10 percent reduction in the rate of 

8 recidivism over a 2-year period. 

9 ‘‘(3) the grantee will coordinate with the Attor10 ney General, nonprofit organizations (if relevant 

11 input from nonprofit organizations is available and 

12 appropriate), and other experts regarding the selec13 tion and implementation of the performance meas14 ures described in subsection (k). 

15 ‘‘(m) NATIONAL ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER

16 REENTRY RESOURCE CENTER.— 

17 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may, 

18 using amounts made available to carry out this sub19 section, make a grant to an eligible organization to 

20 provide for the establishment of a National Adult 

21 and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. 

22 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—An organiza23 tion eligible for the grant under paragraph (1) is 

24 any national nonprofit organization approved by the 

25 Interagency Task Force on Federal Programs and 


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1 Activities Relating to the Reentry of Offenders Into 

2 the Community, that provides technical assistance 

3 and training to, and has special expertise and broad, 

4 national-level experience in, offender reentry pro5 grams, training, and research. 

6 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The organization receiv7 ing a grant under paragraph (1) shall establish a 

8 National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Re9 source Center to— 

10 ‘‘(A) provide education, training, and tech11 nical assistance for States, tribes, territories, 

12 local governments, service providers, nonprofit 

13 organizations, and corrections institutions; 

14 ‘‘(B) collect data and best practices in of15 fender reentry from demonstration grantees and 

16 others agencies and organizations; 

17 ‘‘(C) develop and disseminate evaluation 

18 tools, mechanisms, and measures to better as19 sess and document coalition performance meas20 ures and outcomes; 

21 ‘‘(D) disseminate information to States 

22 and other relevant entities about best practices, 

23 policy standards, and research findings; 

24 ‘‘(E) develop and implement procedures to 

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1 release is appropriate and in the use of data to 

2 inform the release decision; 

3 ‘‘(F) develop and implement procedures to 

4 identify efficiently and effectively those violators 

5 of probation, parole, or supervision following re6 lease from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility who 

7 should be returned to prisons, jails, or juvenile 

8 facilities and those who should receive other 

9 penalties based on defined, graduated sanctions; 

10 ‘‘(G) collaborate with the Interagency Task 

11 Force on Federal Programs and Activities Re12 lating to the Reentry of Offenders Into the 

13 Community, and the Federal Resource Center 

14 for Children of Prisoners; 

15 ‘‘(H) develop a national reentry research 

16 agenda; and 

17 ‘‘(I) establish a database to enhance the 

18 availability of information that will assist of19 fenders in areas including housing, employment, 

20 counseling, mentoring, medical and mental 

21 health services, substance abuse treatment, 

22 transportation, and daily living skills. 

23 ‘‘(4) LIMIT.—Of amounts made available to 

24 carry out this section, not more than 4 percent shall 

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1 ‘‘(n) ADMINISTRATION.—Of amounts made available 

2 to carry out this section— 

3 ‘‘(1) not more than 2 percent shall be available 

4 for administrative expenses in carrying out this sec5 tion; and 

6 ‘‘(2) not more than 2 percent shall be made 

7 available to the National Institute of Justice to 

8 evaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration 

9 projects funded under this section, using a method10 ology that— 

11 ‘‘(A) includes, to the maximum extent fea12 sible, random assignment of offenders (or enti13 ties working with such persons) to program de14 livery and control groups; and 

15 ‘‘(B) generates evidence on which reentry 

16 approaches and strategies are most effective.’’. 

17 (d) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—Section 2976(a) of the 

18 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

19 U.S.C. 3797w(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘States, Terri20 tories’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

21 and inserting the following: ‘‘States, local governments, 

22 territories, or Indian tribes, or any combination thereof, 

23 in partnership with stakeholders, service providers, and 

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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

2 2976(o) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

3 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w), as so redesignated by 

4 subsection (c) of this section, is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 

6 for fiscal year 2003’’ and all that follows and insert7 ing ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 

8 2009.’’; and 

9 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made avail12 able to carry out this section in any fiscal year, not 

13 more than 3 percent or less than 2 percent may be 

14 used for technical assistance and training.’’. 

15 SEC. 102. IMPROVEMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE 

16 ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE OFFENDERS 

17 PROGRAM. 

18 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR AFTERCARE COMPONENT.— 

19 Section 1902(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

20 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff–1(c)), is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) by striking the subsection heading and in23 serting ‘‘REQUIREMENT FOR AFTERCARE COMPO24 NENT.—’’; and 


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1 (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(1) To be eligible for funding under this part, 

4 a State shall ensure that individuals who participate 

5 in the substance abuse treatment program estab6 lished or implemented with assistance provided 

7 under this part will be provided with aftercare serv8 ices, which may include case management services 

9 and a full continuum of support services that ensure 

10 providers furnishing services under that program are 

11 approved by the appropriate State or local agency, 

12 and licensed, if necessary, to provide medical treat13 ment or other health services.’’. 

14 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 1904(d) of the Omnibus 

15 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

16 3796ff–3(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(d) RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

18 PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this part, the term ‘residential 

19 substance abuse treatment program’ means a course of 

20 comprehensive individual and group substance abuse 

21 treatment services, lasting a period of at least 6 months, 

22 in residential treatment facilities set apart from the gen23 eral population of a prison or jail (which may include the 

24 use of pharmacological treatment, where appropriate, that 

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1 (c) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY AND REPORT ON

2 AFTERCARE SERVICES.—The Attorney General, through 

3 the National Institute of Justice, and in consultation with 

4 the National Institute on Drug Abuse, shall conduct a 

5 study on the use and effectiveness of funds used by the 

6 Department of Justice for aftercare services under section 

7 1902(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

8 Act of 1968, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 

9 for offenders who reenter the community after completing 

10 a substance abuse program in prison or jail. 

11 Subtitle B—New and Innovative 

12 Programs to Improve Offender 

13 Reentry Services 

14 SEC. 111. STATE AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part FF of title I of the Omnibus 

16 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

17 3797w et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 2978. STATE AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS. 

20 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 

21 shall award grants, in accordance with this section, of not 

22 more than $500,000 to— 

23 ‘‘(1) State and local courts; and 

24 ‘‘(2) State agencies, municipalities, public agen25 cies, nonprofit organizations, territories, and Indian 


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1 tribes that have agreements with courts to take the 

2 lead in establishing a reentry court (as described in 

3 section 2976(b)(19)). 

4 ‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded 

5 under this section shall be administered in accordance 

6 with such guidelines, regulations, and procedures as pro7 mulgated by the Attorney General, and may be used to— 

8 ‘‘(1) monitor juvenile and adult offenders re9 turning to the community; 

10 ‘‘(2) provide juvenile and adult offenders re11 turning to the community with coordinated and com12 prehensive reentry services and programs such as— 

13 ‘‘(A) drug and alcohol testing and assess14 ment for treatment; 

15 ‘‘(B) assessment for substance abuse from 

16 a substance abuse professional who is approved 

17 by the State and licensed by the appropriate en18 tity to provide alcohol and drug addiction treat19 ment, as appropriate; 

20 ‘‘(C) substance abuse treatment from a 

21 provider that is approved by the State, and li22 censed, if necessary, to provide medical and 

23 other health services; 

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1 ‘‘(E) aftercare and case management serv2 ices that— 

3 ‘‘(i) facilitate access to clinical care 

4 and related health services; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) coordinate with such clinical care 

6 and related health services; and 

7 ‘‘(F) any other services needed for reentry; 

8 ‘‘(3) convene community impact panels, victim 

9 impact panels, or victim impact educational classes; 

10 ‘‘(4) provide and coordinate the delivery of com11 munity services to juvenile and adult offenders, in12 cluding— 

13 ‘‘(A) housing assistance; 

14 ‘‘(B) education; 

15 ‘‘(C) employment training; 

16 ‘‘(D) conflict resolution skills training; 

17 ‘‘(E) batterer intervention programs; and 

18 ‘‘(F) other appropriate social services; and 

19 ‘‘(5) establish and implement graduated sanc20 tions and incentives. 

21 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec22 tion shall be construed as preventing a grantee that oper23 ates a drug court under part EE at the time a grant is 

24 awarded under this section from using funds from such 

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1 cordance with paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection 

2 (b). 

3 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 

4 this section, an entity described in subsection (a) shall, 

5 in addition to any other requirements required by the At6 torney General, submit to the Attorney General an appli7 cation that— 

8 ‘‘(1) describes the program to be assisted under 

9 this section and the need for such program; 

10 ‘‘(2) describes a long-term strategy and detailed 

11 implementation plan for such program, including 

12 how the entity plans to pay for the program after 

13 the Federal funding is discontinued; 

14 ‘‘(3) identifies the governmental and community 

15 agencies that will be coordinated by the project; 

16 ‘‘(4) certifies that— 

17 ‘‘(A) all agencies affected by the program, 

18 including community corrections and parole en19 tities, have been appropriately consulted in the 

20 development of the program; 

21 ‘‘(B) there will be appropriate coordination 

22 with all such agencies in the implementation of 

23 the program; and 

24 ‘‘(C) there will be appropriate coordination 

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1 ity for Substance Abuse (as that term is de2 fined in section 201(e) of the Second Chance 

3 Act of 2007) of the State; and 

4 ‘‘(5) describes the methodology and outcome 

5 measures that will be used to evaluate the program. 

6 ‘‘(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—The Federal 

7 share of a grant under this section may not exceed 75 

8 percent of the costs of the project assisted by such grant 

9 unless the Attorney General— 

10 ‘‘(1) waives, wholly or in part, the matching re11 quirement under this subsection; and 

12 ‘‘(2) publicly delineates the rationale for the 

13 waiver. 

14 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each entity receiving a 

15 grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney Gen16 eral, for each fiscal year in which funds from the grant 

17 are expended, a report, at such time and in such manner 

18 as the Attorney General may reasonably require, that con19 tains— 

20 ‘‘(1) a summary of the activities carried out 

21 under the program assisted by the grant; 

22 ‘‘(2) an assessment of whether the activities are 

23 meeting the need for the program identified in the 

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1 ‘‘(3) such other information as the Attorney 

2 General may require. 

3 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

5 appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

6 2008 and 2009 to carry out this section. 

7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Of the amount made avail8 able to carry out this section in any fiscal year— 

9 ‘‘(A) not more than 2 percent may be used 

10 by the Attorney General for salaries and admin11 istrative expenses; and 

12 ‘‘(B) not more than 5 percent nor less 

13 than 2 percent may be used for technical assist14 ance and training.’’. 

15 SEC. 112. GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUOUS 

16 OFFENDER REENTRY TASK FORCES. 

17 Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

18 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended 

19 by inserting after part BB the following: 

20 ‘‘PART CC—GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE AND 

21 CONTINUOUS OFFENDER REENTRY TASK 

22 FORCES 

23 ‘‘SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZATION. 

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1 States, units of local government, territories, Indian 

2 tribes, and other public and private entities for the pur3 pose of establishing and administering task forces (to be 

4 known as ‘Comprehensive and Continuous Offender Re5 entry Task Forces’), in accordance with this part. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 2902. COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUOUS OFFENDER 

7 REENTRY TASK FORCES. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this part, a 

9 Comprehensive and Continuous Offender Reentry Task 

10 Force is a planning group of a State, unit of local govern11 ment, territory, or Indian tribe that— 

12 ‘‘(1) develops a community reentry plan, de13 scribed in section 2903, for each juvenile and adult 

14 offender to be released from a correctional facility in 

15 the applicable jurisdiction; 

16 ‘‘(2) supervises and assesses the progress of 

17 each such offender, with respect to such plan, start18 ing on a date before the offender is released from a 

19 correctional facility and ending on the date on which 

20 the court supervision of such offender ends; 

21 ‘‘(3) conducts a detailed assessment of the 

22 needs of each offender to address employment train23 ing, medical care, drug treatment, education, and 

24 any other identified need of the offender to assist in 

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1 ‘‘(4) demonstrates affirmative steps to imple2 ment such a community reentry plan by consulting 

3 and coordinating with other public and nonprofit en4 tities, as appropriate; 

5 ‘‘(5) establishes appropriate measurements for 

6 determining the efficacy of such community reentry 

7 plans by monitoring offender performance under 

8 such reentry plans; 

9 ‘‘(6) complies with applicable State, local, terri10 torial, and tribal rules and regulations regarding the 

11 provision of applicable services and treatment in the 

12 applicable jurisdiction; and 

13 ‘‘(7) consults and coordinates with the Single 

14 State Authority for Substance Abuse (as that term 

15 is defined in section 201(e) of the Second Chance 

16 Act of 2007) and the criminal justice agencies of the 

17 State to ensure that offender reentry plans are co18 ordinated and delivered in the most cost-effective 

19 manner, as determined by the Attorney General, in 

20 consultation with the grantee. 

21 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—A Comprehensive 

22 and Continuous Offender Reentry Task Force for a county 

23 or other defined geographic area shall perform the duties 

24 described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) in 

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1 ‘‘(1) the criminal and juvenile justice and cor2 rectional facilities within that county or area; 

3 ‘‘(2) the community health care services of that 

4 county or area; 

5 ‘‘(3) the drug treatment programs of that coun6 ty or area; 

7 ‘‘(4) the employment services organizations 

8 available in that county or area; 

9 ‘‘(5) the housing services organizations avail10 able in the county or area; and 

11 ‘‘(6) any other appropriate community services 

12 available in the county or area. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 2903. COMMUNITY REENTRY PLAN DESCRIBED. 

14 ‘‘For purposes of section 2902(a)(1), a community 

15 reentry plan for an offender is a plan relating to the re16 entry of the offender into the community and, according 

17 to the needs of the offender, shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) identify employment opportunities and 

19 goals; 

20 ‘‘(2) identify housing opportunities; 

21 ‘‘(3) provide for any needed drug treatment; 

22 ‘‘(4) provide for any needed mental health serv23 ices; 

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1 ‘‘(6) provide for any needed family counseling; 

2 ‘‘(7) provide for offender case management pro3 grams or services; and 

4 ‘‘(8) provide for any other service specified by 

5 the Comprehensive and Continuous Offender Re6 entry Task Force as necessary for the offender. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 2904. APPLICATION. 

8 ‘‘To be eligible for a grant under this part, a State 

9 or other relevant entity shall submit to the Attorney Gen10 eral an application in such form and manner and at such 

11 time as the Attorney General specifies. Such application 

12 shall contain such information as the Attorney General 

13 specifies. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 2905. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

15 ‘‘Nothing in this part shall be construed as sup16 planting or modifying a sentence imposed by a court, in17 cluding any terms of supervision. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 2906. REPORTS. 

19 ‘‘An entity that receives funds under this part for a 

20 Comprehensive and Continuous Offender Reentry Task 

21 Force during a fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney 

22 General, not later than a date specified by the Attorney 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 2907. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated 

3 $10,000,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal 

4 years 2008 and 2009.’’. 

5 SEC. 113. PROSECUTION DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE 

6 TO PRISON PROGRAMS. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 

8 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 

9 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding 

10 after part CC the following: 

11 ‘‘PART DD—PROSECUTION DRUG TREATMENT 

12 ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON PROGRAMS 

13 ‘‘SEC. 2911. GRANT AUTHORITY. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 

15 grants to State and local prosecutors to develop, imple16 ment, or expand qualified drug treatment programs that 

17 are alternatives to imprisonment, in accordance with this 

18 part. 

19 ‘‘(b) QUALIFIED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS DE20 SCRIBED.—For purposes of this part, a qualified drug 

21 treatment program is a program— 

22 ‘‘(1) that is administered by a State or local 

23 prosecutor; 

24 ‘‘(2) that requires an eligible offender who is 

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1 stance abuse treatment program that is approved by 

2 the State and licensed, if necessary, to provide med3 ical and other health services; 

4 ‘‘(3) that requires an eligible offender to receive 

5 the consent of the State or local prosecutor involved 

6 to participate in such program; 

7 ‘‘(4) that, in the case of an eligible offender 

8 who is sentenced to participate in the program, re9 quires the offender to serve a sentence of imprison10 ment with respect to the crime involved if the pros11 ecutor, in conjunction with the treatment provider, 

12 determines that the offender has not successfully 

13 completed the relevant substance abuse treatment 

14 program described in paragraph (2); 

15 ‘‘(5) that provides for the dismissal of the 

16 criminal charges involved in an eligible offender’s 

17 participation in the program if the offender is deter18 mined to have successfully completed the program; 

19 ‘‘(6) that requires each substance abuse pro20 vider treating an eligible offender under the program 

21 to— 

22 ‘‘(A) make periodic reports of the progress 

23 of the treatment of that offender to the State 

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1 priate court in which the eligible offender was 

2 convicted; and 

3 ‘‘(B) notify such prosecutor and such court 

4 if the eligible offender absconds from the facil5 ity of the treatment provider or otherwise vio6 lates the terms and conditions of the program, 

7 consistent with Federal and State confiden8 tiality requirements; and 

9 ‘‘(7) that has an enforcement unit comprised of 

10 law enforcement officers under the supervision of the 

11 State or local prosecutor involved, the duties of 

12 which shall include verifying an eligible offender’s 

13 addresses and other contacts, and, if necessary, lo14 cating, apprehending, and arresting an eligible of15 fender who has absconded from the facility of a sub16 stance abuse treatment provider or otherwise vio17 lated the terms and conditions of the program, con18 sistent with Federal and State confidentiality re19 quirements, and returning such eligible offender to 

20 court for sentencing for the crime involved. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 2912. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or local prosecutor that 

23 receives a grant under this part shall use such grant for 

24 expenses of a qualified drug treatment program, including 

25 for the following expenses: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Salaries, personnel costs, equipment costs, 

2 and other costs directly related to the operation of 

3 the program, including the enforcement unit. 

4 ‘‘(2) Payments for substance abuse treatment 

5 providers that are approved by the State and li6 censed, if necessary, to provide alcohol and drug ad7 diction treatment to eligible offenders participating 

8 in the program, including aftercare supervision, vo9 cational training, education, and job placement. 

10 ‘‘(3) Payments to public and nonprofit private 

11 entities that are approved by the State and licensed, 

12 if necessary, to provide alcohol and drug addiction 

13 treatment to offenders participating in the program. 

14 ‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—Grants 

15 made under this part shall be used to supplement, and 

16 not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be 

17 available for programs described in this part. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 2913. APPLICATIONS. 

19 ‘‘To request a grant under this part, a State or local 

20 prosecutor shall submit an application to the Attorney 

21 General in such form and containing such information as 

22 the Attorney General may reasonably require. Each such 

23 application shall contain the certification by the State or 

24 local prosecutor that the program for which the grant is 


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1 requested is a qualified drug treatment program, in ac2 cordance with this part. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 2914. FEDERAL SHARE. 

4 ‘‘The Federal share of a grant made under this part 

5 shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the quali6 fied drug treatment program funded by such grant for the 

7 fiscal year for which the program receives assistance under 

8 this part. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 2915. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. 

10 ‘‘The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the ex11 tent practicable, the distribution of grants under this part 

12 is equitable and includes State or local prosecutors— 

13 ‘‘(1) in each State; and 

14 ‘‘(2) in rural, suburban, and urban jurisdic15 tions. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 2916. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 

17 ‘‘For each fiscal year, each recipient of a grant under 

18 this part during that fiscal year shall submit to the Attor19 ney General a report with respect to the effectiveness of 

20 activities carried out using that grant. Each report shall 

21 include an evaluation in such form and containing such 

22 information as the Attorney General may reasonably re23 quire. The Attorney General shall specify the dates on 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 2917. DEFINITIONS. 

2 ‘‘In this part: 

3 ‘‘(1) STATE OR LOCAL PROSECUTOR.—The 

4 term ‘State or local prosecutor’ means any district 

5 attorney, State attorney general, county attorney, or 

6 corporation counsel who has authority to prosecute 

7 criminal offenses under State or local law. 

8 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE OFFENDER.—The term ‘eligible 

9 offender’ means an individual who— 

10 ‘‘(A) has been convicted, pled guilty, or ad11 mitted guilt with respect to a crime for which 

12 a sentence of imprisonment is required and has 

13 not completed such sentence; 

14 ‘‘(B) has never been charged with or con15 victed of an offense, during the course of 

16 which— 

17 ‘‘(i) the individual carried, possessed, 

18 or used a firearm or dangerous weapon; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) there occurred the use of force 

20 against the person of another, without re21 gard to whether any of the behavior de22 scribed in clause (i) is an element of the 

23 offense or for which the person is charged 

24 or convicted; 

25 ‘‘(C) does not have 1 or more prior convic26 tions for a felony crime of violence involving the 


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1 use or attempted use of force against a person 

2 with the intent to cause death or serious bodily 

3 harm; and 

4 ‘‘(D)(i) has received an assessment for al5 cohol or drug addiction from a substance abuse 

6 professional who is approved by the State and 

7 licensed by the appropriate entity to provide al8 cohol and drug addiction treatment, as appro9 priate; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) has been found to be in need of sub11 stance abuse treatment because that individual 

12 has a history of substance abuse that is a sig13 nificant contributing factor to the criminal con14 duct of that individual.’’. 

15 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

16 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

17 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by 

18 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(26) There are authorized to be appropriated 

20 to carry out part DD such sums as may be nec21 essary for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.’’. 


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1 SEC. 114. GRANTS FOR FAMILY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT2 MENT ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. 

3 Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

4 Streets Act (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by insert5 ing after part II the following: 

6 ‘‘PART JJ—GRANTS FOR FAMILY SUBSTANCE 

7 ABUSE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO IN8 CARCERATION 

9 ‘‘SEC. 3001. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

10 ‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to States, 

11 units of local government, territories, and Indian tribes 

12 to develop, implement, and expand comprehensive and 

13 clinically-appropriate family-based substance abuse treat14 ment programs as alternatives to incarceration for non15 violent parent drug offenders. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 3002. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 

17 ‘‘Grants made to an entity under section 3001 for 

18 a program described in such section may be used for the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(1) Salaries, personnel costs, facility costs, and 

21 other costs directly related to the operation of that 

22 program. 

23 ‘‘(2) Payments to providers of substance abuse 

24 treatment for providing treatment and case manage25 ment to nonviolent parent drug offenders partici26 pating in that program, including comprehensive 


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1 treatment for mental health disorders, parenting 

2 classes, educational classes, vocational training, and 

3 job placement. 

4 ‘‘(3) Payments to public and nonprofit private 

5 entities to provide substance abuse treatment to 

6 nonviolent parent drug offenders participating in 

7 that program. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 3003. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

9 ‘‘A program for which a grant is made under section 

10 3001 shall comply with the following requirements: 

11 ‘‘(1) The program shall ensure that all pro12 viders of substance abuse treatment are approved by 

13 the State and are licensed, if necessary, to provide 

14 medical and other health services. 

15 ‘‘(2) The program shall ensure appropriate co16 ordination and consultation with the Single State 

17 Authority for Substance Abuse of the State (as that 

18 term is defined in section 201(e) of the Second 

19 Chance Act of 2007). 

20 ‘‘(3) The program shall consist of clinically-ap21 propriate, comprehensive, and long-term family 

22 treatment, including the treatment of the nonviolent 

23 parent drug offender, the child of such offender, and 

24 any other appropriate member of the family of the 

25 offender. 


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1 ‘‘(4) The program shall be provided in a resi2 dential setting that is not a hospital setting or an 

3 intensive outpatient setting. 

4 ‘‘(5) The program shall provide that if a non5 violent parent drug offender who participates in that 

6 program does not successfully complete the program 

7 the offender shall serve an appropriate sentence of 

8 imprisonment with respect to the underlying crime 

9 involved. 

10 ‘‘(6) The program shall ensure that a deter11 mination is made as to whether a nonviolent drug 

12 offender has completed the substance abuse treat13 ment program. 

14 ‘‘(7) The program shall include the implementa15 tion of a system of graduated sanctions (including 

16 incentives) that are applied based on the account17 ability of the nonviolent parent drug offender in18 volved throughout the course of that program to en19 courage compliance with that program. 

20 ‘‘(8) The program shall develop and implement 

21 a reentry plan for each nonviolent parent drug of22 fender that shall include reinforcement strategies for 

23 family involvement as appropriate, relapse strategies, 

24 support groups, placement in transitional housing, 


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1 and continued substance abuse treatment, as need2 ed. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3004. DEFINITIONS. 

4 ‘‘In this part: 

5 ‘‘(1) NONVIOLENT PARENT DRUG OFFEND6 ERS.—The term ‘nonviolent parent drug offender’ 

7 means an offender who is— 

8 ‘‘(A) a parent of an individual under 18 

9 years of age; and 

10 ‘‘(B) convicted of a drug (or drug-related) 

11 felony that is a nonviolent offense. 

12 ‘‘(2) NONVIOLENT OFFENSE.—The term ‘non13 violent offense’ has the meaning given that term in 

14 section 2991(a). 

15 ‘‘SEC. 3005. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

17 this part $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 

18 2009.’’. 

19 SEC. 115. PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT PROGRAMS 

20 FOR INCARCERATED PARENTS OF MINOR 

21 CHILDREN. 

22 Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

23 Streets Act (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating part X as part KK; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘PART LL—PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT 

2 PROGRAMS FOR INCARCERATED PARENTS 

3 OF MINOR CHILDREN 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3021. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

5 ‘‘The Attorney General may make grants to States, 

6 units of local government, territories, and Indian tribes 

7 to provide prison-based family treatment programs for in8 carcerated parents of minor children. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 3022. USE OF GRANT FUNDS. 

10 ‘‘An entity that receives a grant under this part shall 

11 use amounts provided under that grant to— 

12 ‘‘(1) develop, implement, and expand prison13 based family treatment programs in correctional fa14 cilities for incarcerated parents with minor children, 

15 excluding from the programs those parents with re16 spect to whom there is reasonable evidence of do17 mestic violence or child abuse; 

18 ‘‘(2) coordinate the design and implementation 

19 of such programs between appropriate correctional 

20 facility representatives and the appropriate govern21 mental agencies; and 

22 ‘‘(3) develop and implement a pre-release as23 sessment and a reentry plan for each incarcerated 

24 parent scheduled to be released to the community, 

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1 ‘‘(A) a treatment program for the incarcer2 ated parent to receive continuous substance 

3 abuse treatment services and related support 

4 services, as needed; 

5 ‘‘(B) a housing plan during transition from 

6 incarceration to reentry, as needed; 

7 ‘‘(C) a vocational or employment plan, in8 cluding training and job placement services; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(D) any other services necessary to pro11 vide successful reentry into the community. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 3023. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

13 ‘‘A prison-based family treatment program for incar14 cerated parents with respect to which a grant is made 

15 shall comply with the following requirements: 

16 ‘‘(1) The program shall integrate techniques to 

17 assess the strengths and needs of immediate and ex18 tended family of the incarcerated parent to support 

19 a treatment plan of the incarcerated parent. 

20 ‘‘(2) The program shall ensure that each partic21 ipant in that program has access to consistent and 

22 uninterrupted care if transferred to a different cor23 rectional facility within the State or other relevant 

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1 ‘‘(3) The program shall be located in an area 

2 separate from the general population of the prison. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 3024. APPLICATIONS. 

4 ‘‘To be eligible for a grant under this part for a pris5 on-based family treatment program, an entity described 

6 in section 3021 shall, in addition to any other requirement 

7 specified by the Attorney General, submit an application 

8 to the Attorney General in such form and manner and 

9 at such time as specified by the Attorney General. Such 

10 application shall include a description of the methods and 

11 measurements the entity will use for purposes of evalu12 ating the program involved and such other information as 

13 the Attorney General may reasonably require. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 3025. REPORTS. 

15 ‘‘An entity that receives a grant under this part for 

16 a prison-based family treatment program during a fiscal 

17 year shall submit to the Attorney General, not later than 

18 a date specified by the Attorney General, a report that 

19 describes and evaluates the effectiveness of that program 

20 during such fiscal year that— 

21 ‘‘(1) is based on evidence-based data; and 

22 ‘‘(2) uses the methods and measurements de23 scribed in the application of that entity for purposes 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 3026. PRISON-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT PROGRAM 

2 DEFINED. 

3 ‘‘In this part, the term ‘prison-based family treat4 ment program’ means a program for incarcerated parents 

5 in a correctional facility that provides a comprehensive re6 sponse to offender needs, including substance abuse treat7 ment, child early intervention services, family counseling, 

8 legal services, medical care, mental health services, nurs9 ery and preschool, parenting skills training, pediatric care, 

10 physical therapy, prenatal care, sexual abuse therapy, re11 lapse prevention, transportation, and vocational or GED 

12 training. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 3027. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this part $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 

16 2009.’’. 

17 SEC. 116. GRANT PROGRAMS RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL 

18 METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE 

19 FACILITIES. 

20 Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

21 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended 

22 by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘PART MM—GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE 

2 EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, 

3 AND JUVENILE FACILITIES 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3031. GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE EDUCATIONAL 

5 METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE 

6 FACILITIES. 

7 ‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 

8 General shall carry out a grant program under which the 

9 Attorney General may make grants to States, units of 

10 local government, territories, Indian tribes, and other pub11 lic and private entities to— 

12 ‘‘(1) evaluate methods to improve academic and 

13 vocational education for offenders in prisons, jails, 

14 and juvenile facilities; and 

15 ‘‘(2) identify, and make recommendations to the 

16 Attorney General regarding, best practices relating 

17 to academic and vocational education for offenders 

18 in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities, based on the 

19 evaluation under paragraph (1). 

20 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 

21 this section, a State or other entity described in subsection 

22 (a) shall submit to the Attorney General an application 

23 in such form and manner, at such time and accompanied 

24 by such information as the Attorney General specifies. 

25 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the last 

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1 the entity described in subsection (a) receiving that grant 

2 shall submit to the Attorney General a detailed report of 

3 the aggregate findings and conclusions of the evaluation 

4 described in subsection (a)(1), conducted by that entity 

5 and the recommendations of that entity to the Attorney 

6 General described in subsection (a)(2). 

7 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 

9 this section for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 3032. GRANTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 

11 IN PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILI12 TIES. 

13 ‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 

14 General shall carry out a grant program under which the 

15 Attorney General may make grants to States, units of 

16 local government, territories, and Indian tribes for the 

17 purpose of improving the academic and vocational edu18 cation programs available to offenders in prisons, jails, 

19 and juvenile facilities. 

20 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 

21 this section, an entity described in subsection (a) shall 

22 submit to the Attorney General an application in such 

23 form and manner, at such time, and accompanied by such 

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1 ‘‘(c) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant 

2 under subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later 

3 than the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to 

4 the Attorney General a report that describes and assesses 

5 the uses of that grant. 

6 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry 

8 out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.’’. 

9 Subtitle C—Conforming 

10 Amendments 

11 SEC. 121. USE OF VIOLENT OFFENDER TRUTH-IN-SEN12 TENCING GRANT FUNDING FOR DEMONSTRA13 TION PROJECT ACTIVITIES. 

14 Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime Control and 

15 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13702(a)) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

18 end; 

19 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 

20 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(4) to carry out any activity described in sec23 tion 2976(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

24 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)).’’. 


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1 TITLE II—ENHANCED DRUG 

2 TREATMENT AND MEN3 TORING GRANT PROGRAMS 

4 Subtitle A—Drug Treatment 

5 SEC. 201. GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO 

6 REDUCE DRUG USE AND RECIDIVISM IN 

7 LONG-TERM SUBSTANCE ABUSERS. 

8 (a) AWARDS REQUIRED.—The Attorney General may 

9 make competitive grants to eligible partnerships, in ac10 cordance with this section, for the purpose of establishing 

11 demonstration programs to reduce the use of alcohol and 

12 other drugs by supervised long-term substance abusers 

13 during the period in which each such long-term substance 

14 abuser is in prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, and until 

15 the completion of parole or court supervision of such 

16 abuser. 

17 (b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant made under 

18 subsection (a) to an eligible partnership for a demonstra19 tion program, shall be used— 

20 (1) to support the efforts of the agencies, orga21 nizations, and researchers included in the eligible 

22 partnership, with respect to the program for which 

23 a grant is awarded under this section; 

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1 riod described in subsection (a), which shall in2 clude— 

3 (A) alcohol and drug abuse assessments 

4 that— 

5 (i) are provided by a State-approved 

6 program; and 

7 (ii) provide adequate incentives for 

8 completion of a comprehensive alcohol or 

9 drug abuse treatment program, including 

10 through the use of graduated sanctions; 

11 and 

12 (B) coordinated and continuous delivery of 

13 drug treatment and case management services 

14 during such period; and 

15 (3) to provide addiction recovery support serv16 ices (such as job training and placement, peer sup17 port, mentoring, education, and other related serv18 ices) to strengthen rehabilitation efforts for long19 term substance abusers. 

20 (c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 

21 subsection (a) for a demonstration program, an eligible 

22 partnership shall submit to the Attorney General an appli23 cation that— 

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1 volved in such partnership, with respect to the pro2 gram; 

3 (2) includes a plan for using judicial or other 

4 criminal or juvenile justice authority to supervise the 

5 long-term substance abusers who would participate 

6 in a demonstration program under this section, in7 cluding for— 

8 (A) administering drug tests for such 

9 abusers on a regular basis; and 

10 (B) swiftly and certainly imposing an es11 tablished set of graduated sanctions for non12 compliance with conditions for reentry into the 

13 community relating to drug abstinence (whether 

14 imposed as a pre-trial, probation, or parole con15 dition, or otherwise); 

16 (3) includes a plan to provide supervised long17 term substance abusers with coordinated and contin18 uous services that are based on evidence-based strat19 egies and that assist such abusers by providing such 

20 abusers with— 

21 (A) drug treatment while in prison, jail, or 

22 a juvenile facility; 

23 (B) continued treatment during the period 

24 in which each such long-term substance abuser 

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1 the completion of parole or court supervision of 

2 such abuser; 

3 (C) addiction recovery support services; 

4 (D) employment training and placement; 

5 (E) family-based therapies; 

6 (F) structured post-release housing and 

7 transitional housing, including housing for re8 covering substance abusers; and 

9 (G) other services coordinated by appro10 priate case management services; 

11 (4) includes a plan for coordinating the data in12 frastructures among the entities included in the eli13 gible partnership and between such entities and the 

14 providers of services under the demonstration pro15 gram involved (including providers of technical as16 sistance) to assist in monitoring and measuring the 

17 effectiveness of demonstration programs under this 

18 section; and 

19 (5) includes a plan to monitor and measure the 

20 number of long-term substance abusers— 

21 (A) located in each community involved; 

22 and 

23 (B) who improve the status of their em24 ployment, housing, health, and family life. 

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1 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than Sep2 tember 30, 2008, the Attorney General shall submit 

3 to Congress a report that identifies the best prac4 tices relating to the comprehensive and coordinated 

5 treatment of long-term substance abusers, including 

6 the best practices identified through the activities 

7 funded under this section. 

8 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 

9 30, 2009, the Attorney General shall submit to Con10 gress a report on the demonstration programs fund11 ed under this section, including on the matters spec12 ified in paragraph (1). 

13 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligi15 ble partnership’’ means a partnership that in16 cludes— 

17 (A) the applicable Single State Authority 

18 for Substance Abuse; 

19 (B) the State, local, territorial, or tribal 

20 criminal or juvenile justice authority involved; 

21 (C) a researcher who has experience in evi22 dence-based studies that measure the effective23 ness of treating long-term substance abusers 

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1 under the supervision of the criminal or juvenile 

2 justice system involved; 

3 (D) community-based organizations that 

4 provide drug treatment, related recovery serv5 ices, job training and placement, educational 

6 services, housing assistance, mentoring, or med7 ical services; and 

8 (E) Federal agencies (such as the Drug 

9 Enforcement Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, 

10 Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the of11 fice of a United States attorney). 

12 (2) LONG-TERM SUBSTANCE ABUSER.—The 

13 term ‘‘long-term substance abuser’’ means an indi14 vidual who— 

15 (A) is in a prison, jail, or juvenile facility; 

16 (B) has abused illegal drugs or alcohol for 

17 a significant number of years; and 

18 (C) is scheduled to be released from pris19 on, jail, or a juvenile facility during the 24- 

20 month period beginning on the date the rel21 evant application is submitted under subsection 

22 (c). 

23 (3) SINGLE STATE AUTHORITY FOR SUBSTANCE

24 ABUSE.—The term ‘‘Single State Authority for Sub25 stance Abuse’’ means an entity designated by the 


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1 Governor or chief executive officer of a State as the 

2 single State administrative authority responsible for 

3 the planning, development, implementation, moni4 toring, regulation, and evaluation of substance abuse 

5 services in that State. 

6 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

9 SEC. 202. OFFENDER DRUG TREATMENT INCENTIVE 

10 GRANTS. 

11 (a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 

12 General shall carry out a grant program under which the 

13 Attorney General may make grants to States, units of 

14 local government, territories, and Indian tribes in an 

15 amount described in subsection (c) to improve the provi16 sion of drug treatment to offenders in prisons, jails, and 

17 juvenile facilities. 

18 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

20 grant under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, an enti21 ty described in that subsection shall, in addition to 

22 any other requirements specified by the Attorney 

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1 quire drug treatment and who are in the custody of 

2 the jurisdiction involved, during the previous fiscal 

3 year that entity provided drug treatment meeting 

4 the standards established by the Single State Au5 thority for Substance Abuse (as that term is defined 

6 in section 201) for the relevant State to a number 

7 of such offenders that is 2 times the number of such 

8 offenders to whom that entity provided drug treat9 ment during the fiscal year that is 2 years before 

10 the fiscal year for which that entity seeks a grant. 

11 (2) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—An application 

12 under this section shall be submitted in such form 

13 and manner and at such time as specified by the At14 torney General. 

15 (c) ALLOCATION OF GRANT AMOUNTS BASED ON

16 DRUG TREATMENT PERCENT DEMONSTRATED.—The At17 torney General shall allocate amounts under this section 

18 for a fiscal year based on the percent of offenders de19 scribed in subsection (b)(1) to whom an entity provided 

20 drug treatment in the previous fiscal year, as dem21 onstrated by that entity in its application under that sub22 section. 

23 (d) USES OF GRANTS.—A grant awarded to an entity 

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1 (1) for continuing and improving drug treat2 ment programs provided at prisons, jails, and juve3 nile facilities of that entity; and 

4 (2) to strengthen rehabilitation efforts for of5 fenders by providing addiction recovery support serv6 ices, such as job training and placement, education, 

7 peer support, mentoring, and other similar services. 

8 (e) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant under 

9 subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than 

10 the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to the At11 torney General a report that describes and assesses the 

12 uses of such grant. 

13 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry 

15 out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

16 SEC. 203. ENSURING AVAILABILITY AND DELIVERY OF NEW 

17 PHARMACOLOGICAL DRUG TREATMENT 

18 SERVICES. 

19 (a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 

20 General, through the National Institute of Justice, and in 

21 consultation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse 

22 and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad23 ministration, shall carry out a grant program under which 

24 the Attorney General may make grants to States, units 

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1 and private organizations to establish pharmacological 

2 drug treatment services as part of the available drug treat3 ment programs being offered by such grantees to offenders 

4 who are in prison or jail. 

5 (b) CONSIDERATION OF PHARMACOLOGICAL TREAT6 MENTS.—In awarding grants under this section to eligible 

7 entities, the Attorney General shall consider— 

8 (1) the number and availability of pharma9 cological treatments offered under the program in10 volved; and 

11 (2) the participation of researchers who are fa12 miliar with evidence-based studies and are able to 

13 measure the effectiveness of such treatments using 

14 randomized trials. 

15 (c) APPLICATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 

17 under this section, an entity described in subsection 

18 (a) shall submit to the Attorney General an applica19 tion in such form and manner and at such time as 

20 the Attorney General specifies. 

21 (2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—An application 

22 submitted under paragraph (1) shall— 

23 (A) provide assurances that grant funds 

24 will be used only for a program that is created 

25 in coordination with (or approved by) the Single 


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1 State Authority for Substance Abuse (as that 

2 term is defined in section 201) of the State in3 volved to ensure pharmacological drug treat4 ment services provided under that program are 

5 clinically appropriate; 

6 (B) demonstrate how pharmacological drug 

7 treatment services offered under the program 

8 are part of a clinically-appropriate and com9 prehensive treatment plan; and 

10 (C) contain such other information as the 

11 Attorney General specifies. 

12 (d) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant under 

13 subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than 

14 the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to the At15 torney General a report that describes and assesses the 

16 uses of that grant. 

17 SEC. 204. STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF DEPOT 

18 NALTREXONE FOR HEROIN ADDICTION. 

19 (a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 

20 General, through the National Institute of Justice, and in 

21 consultation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 

22 shall carry out a grant program under which the Attorney 

23 General may make grants to public and private research 

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1 evaluate the effectiveness of depot naltrexone for the treat2 ment of heroin addiction. 

3 (b) EVALUATION PROGRAM.—To be eligible to receive 

4 a grant under this section, an entity described in sub5 section (a) shall submit to the Attorney General an appli6 cation that— 

7 (1) contains such information as the Attorney 

8 General specifies, including information that dem9 onstrates that— 

10 (A) the applicant conducts research at a 

11 private or public institution of higher education, 

12 as that term is defined in section 101 of the 

13 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

14 1101); 

15 (B) the applicant has a plan to work with 

16 parole officers or probation officers for offend17 ers who are under court supervision; and 

18 (C) the evaluation described in subsection 

19 (a) will measure the effectiveness of such treat20 ments using randomized trials; and 

21 (2) is in such form and manner and at such 

22 time as the Attorney General specifies. 

23 (c) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant under 

24 subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than 

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1 torney General a report that describes and assesses the 

2 uses of that grant. 

3 SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 

5 to carry out sections 203 and 204 for each of fiscal years 

6 2008 and 2009. 

7 Subtitle B—Job Training 

8 SEC. 211. TECHNOLOGY CAREERS TRAINING DEMONSTRA9 TION GRANTS. 

10 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts 

11 made available to carry out this section, the Attorney Gen12 eral shall make grants to States, units of local govern13 ment, territories, and Indian tribes to provide technology 

14 career training to prisoners. 

15 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under sub16 section (a) may be used to establish a technology careers 

17 training program to train prisoners during the 3-year pe18 riod before release from prison, jail, or a juvenile facility 

19 for technology-based jobs and careers. 

20 (c) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant under 

21 subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than 

22 the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to the At23 torney General a report that describes and assesses the 

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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

4 SEC. 212. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE 

5 AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION TRAINING FOR 

6 INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS. 

7 Section 821 of the Higher Education Amendments of 

8 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 821. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE 

10 AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION TRAINING FOR 

11 INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS. 

12 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

13 term ‘youth offender’ means a male or female offender 

14 under the age of 35, who is incarcerated in a State prison, 

15 including a prerelease facility. 

16 ‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Education 

17 (in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’)— 

18 ‘‘(1) shall establish a program in accordance 

19 with this section to provide grants to the State cor20 rectional education agencies in the States, from allo21 cations for the States under subsection (h), to assist 

22 and encourage youth offenders to acquire functional 

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1 ‘‘(A) the pursuit of a postsecondary edu2 cation certificate, or an associate or bachelor’s 

3 degree while in prison; and 

4 ‘‘(B) employment counseling and other re5 lated services which start during incarceration 

6 and end not later than 1 year after release from 

7 confinement; and 

8 ‘‘(2) may establish such performance objectives 

9 and reporting requirements for State correctional 

10 education agencies receiving grants under this sec11 tion as the Secretary determines are necessary to as12 sess the effectiveness of the program under this sec13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 

15 this section, a State correctional education agency shall 

16 submit to the Secretary a proposal for a youth offender 

17 program that— 

18 ‘‘(1) identifies the scope of the problem, includ19 ing the number of youth offenders in need of post20 secondary education and career and technical edu21 cation; 

22 ‘‘(2) lists the accredited public or private edu23 cational institution or institutions that will provide 

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1 ‘‘(3) lists the cooperating agencies, public and 

2 private, or businesses that will provide related serv3 ices, such as counseling in the areas of career devel4 opment, substance abuse, health, and parenting 

5 skills; 

6 ‘‘(4) describes specific performance objectives 

7 and evaluation methods (in addition to, and con8 sistent with, any objectives established by the Sec9 retary under subsection (b)(2)) that the State cor10 rectional education agency will use in carrying out 

11 its proposal, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) specific and quantified student out13 come measures that are referenced to outcomes 

14 for non-program participants with similar de15 mographic characteristics; and 

16 ‘‘(B) measures, consistent with the data 

17 elements and definitions described in subsection 

18 (d)(1)(A), of— 

19 ‘‘(i) program completion, including an 

20 explicit definition of what constitutes a 

21 program completion within the proposal; 

22 ‘‘(ii) knowledge and skill attainment, 

23 including specification of instruments that 

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1 ‘‘(iii) attainment of employment both 

2 prior to and subsequent to release; 

3 ‘‘(iv) success in employment indicated 

4 by job retention and advancement; and 

5 ‘‘(v) recidivism, including such sub6 indicators as time before subsequent of7 fense and severity of offense; 

8 ‘‘(5) describes how the proposed programs are 

9 to be integrated with existing State correctional edu10 cation programs (such as adult education, graduate 

11 education degree programs, and career and technical 

12 education) and State industry programs; 

13 ‘‘(6) describes how the proposed programs will 

14 have considered or will utilize technology to deliver 

15 the services under this section; and 

16 ‘‘(7) describes how students will be selected so 

17 that only youth offenders eligible under subsection 

18 (e) will be enrolled in postsecondary programs. 

19 ‘‘(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each State correc20 tional education agency receiving a grant under this sec21 tion shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) annually report to the Secretary regard23 ing— 

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1 vided by the Secretary for the use of State cor2 rectional education programs; 

3 ‘‘(B) any objectives or requirements estab4 lished by the Secretary pursuant to subsection 

5 (b)(2); and 

6 ‘‘(C) the additional performance objectives 

7 and evaluation methods contained in the pro8 posal described in subsection (c)(4), as nec9 essary to document the attainment of project 

10 performance objectives; and 

11 ‘‘(2) expend on each participating eligible stu12 dent for an academic year, not more than the max13 imum Federal Pell Grant funded under section 401 

14 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for such aca15 demic year, which shall be used for— 

16 ‘‘(A) tuition, books, and essential mate17 rials; and 

18 ‘‘(B) related services such as career devel19 opment, substance abuse counseling, parenting 

20 skills training, and health education. 

21 ‘‘(e) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—A youth offender shall 

22 be eligible for participation in a program receiving a grant 

23 under this section if the youth offender— 


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1 ‘‘(1) is eligible to be released within 5 years (in2 cluding a youth offender who is eligible for parole 

3 within such time); and 

4 ‘‘(2) is 35 years of age or younger. 

5 ‘‘(f) LENGTH OF PARTICIPATION.—A State correc6 tional education agency receiving a grant under this sec7 tion shall provide educational and related services to each 

8 participating youth offender for a period not to exceed 5 

9 years, 1 year of which may be devoted to study in a grad10 uate education degree program or to remedial education 

11 services for students who have obtained a secondary school 

12 diploma or its recognized equivalent. Educational and re13 lated services shall start during the period of incarceration 

14 in prison or prerelease, and the related services may con15 tinue for not more than 1 year after release from confine16 ment. 

17 ‘‘(g) EDUCATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS.—State cor18 rectional education agencies and cooperating institutions 

19 shall, to the extent practicable, use high-tech applications 

20 in developing programs to meet the requirements and 

21 goals of this section. 

22 ‘‘(h) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—From the funds ap23 propriated pursuant to subsection (i) for each fiscal year, 

24 the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that 

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1 number of students eligible under subsection (e) in such 

2 State bears to the total number of such students in all 

3 States. 

4 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $30,000,000 for fiscal years 2008 and 2009.’’. 

7 Subtitle C—Mentoring 

8 SEC. 221. MENTORING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZA9 TIONS. 

10 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—From amounts 

11 made available to carry out this section, the Attorney Gen12 eral shall make grants to nonprofit organizations for the 

13 purpose of providing mentoring and other transitional 

14 services essential to reintegrating offenders into the com15 munity. 

16 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under sub17 section (a) may be used for— 

18 (1) mentoring adult and juvenile offenders dur19 ing incarceration, through transition back to the 

20 community, and post-release; 

21 (2) transitional services to assist in the re22 integration of offenders into the community; and 

23 (3) training regarding offender and victims 

24 issues. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

2 grant under this section, a nonprofit organization 

3 shall submit an application to the Attorney General 

4 at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

5 such information as the Attorney General may re6 quire. 

7 (2) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—Priority con8 sideration shall be given to any application under 

9 this section that— 

10 (A) includes a plan to implement activities 

11 that have been demonstrated effective in facili12 tating the successful reentry of offenders; and 

13 (B) provides for an independent evaluation 

14 that includes, to the maximum extent feasible, 

15 random assignment of offenders to program de16 livery and control groups. 

17 (d) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The At18 torney General shall require each applicant under this sec19 tion to identify specific performance outcomes related to 

20 the long-term goal of stabilizing communities by reducing 

21 recidivism (using a measure that is consistent with the re22 search undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics 

23 under section 241(b)(6)), and reintegrating offenders into 

24 society. 


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1 (e) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant under 

2 subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later than 

3 the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to the At4 torney General a report that describes and assesses the 

5 uses of that grant during that fiscal year and that identi6 fies the progress of the grantee toward achieving its stra7 tegic performance outcomes. 

8 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 

10 to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 

11 years 2008 and 2009. 

12 SEC. 222. BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON MENTORING 

13 CONTACTS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau 

16 of Prisons shall, in order to promote stability and contin17 ued assistance to offenders after release from prison, 

18 adopt and implement a policy to ensure that any person 

19 who provides mentoring services to an incarcerated of20 fender is permitted to continue such services after that 

21 offender is released from prison. That policy shall permit 

22 the continuation of mentoring services unless the Director 

23 demonstrates that such services would be a significant se24 curity risk to the offender, incarcerated offenders, persons 

25 who provide such services, or any other person. 


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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2008, 

2 the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to Con3 gress a report on the extent to which the policy described 

4 in subsection (a) has been implemented and followed. 

5 Subtitle D—Administration of 

6 Justice Reforms 

7 CHAPTER 1—IMPROVING FEDERAL 

8 OFFENDER REENTRY 

9 SEC. 231. FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY PROGRAM. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Bureau 

11 of Prisons (in this chapter referred to as the ‘‘Director’’) 

12 shall establish a prisoner reentry strategy to help prepare 

13 prisoners for release and successful reintegration into the 

14 community, which shall require that the Bureau of Pris15 ons— 

16 (1) assess each prisoner’s skill level (including 

17 academic, vocational, health, cognitive, interpersonal, 

18 daily living, and related reentry skills) at the begin19 ning of the term of imprisonment of that prisoner to 

20 identify any areas in need of improvement prior to 

21 reentry; 

22 (2) generate a skills development plan for each 

23 prisoner to monitor skills enhancement and reentry 

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1 (3) determine program assignments for pris2 oners based on the areas of need identified through 

3 the assessment described in paragraph (1); 

4 (4) ensure that priority is given to the reentry 

5 needs of high-risk populations, such as sex offend6 ers, career criminals, and prisoners with mental 

7 health problems; 

8 (5) coordinate and collaborate with other Fed9 eral agencies and with State and local criminal jus10 tice agencies, community-based organizations, and 

11 faith-based organizations to help effectuate a seam12 less reintegration of prisoners into their commu13 nities; 

14 (6) collect information about a prisoner’s family 

15 relationships, parental responsibilities, and contacts 

16 with children to help prisoners maintain important 

17 familial relationships and support systems during in18 carceration and after release from custody; and 

19 (7) provide incentives for prisoner participation 

20 in skills development programs. 

21 (b) INCENTIVES FOR PARTICIPATION IN SKILLS DE22 VELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—A prisoner who participates in 

23 reentry and skills development programs may, at the dis24 cretion of the Director, receive any of the following incen25 tives: 


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1 (1) The maximum allowable period in a commu2 nity confinement facility. 

3 (2) A reduction in the term of imprisonment of 

4 that prisoner, except that such reduction may not be 

5 more than 1 year from the term the prisoner must 

6 otherwise serve. 

7 (3) Such other incentives as the Director con8 siders appropriate. 

9 SEC. 232. IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE ASSISTANCE FOR 

10 FEDERAL PRISONERS. 

11 (a) OBTAINING IDENTIFICATION.—The Director 

12 shall assist prisoners in obtaining identification (including 

13 a social security card, driver’s license or other official 

14 photo identification, or birth certificate) prior to release. 

15 (b) ASSISTANCE DEVELOPING RELEASE PLAN.—At 

16 the request of a direct-release prisoner, a representative 

17 of the United States Probation System shall, prior to the 

18 release of that prisoner, help that prisoner develop a re19 lease plan. 

20 (c) DIRECT-RELEASE PRISONER DEFINED.—In this 

21 section, the term ‘‘direct-release prisoner’’ means a pris22 oner who is scheduled for release and will not be placed 

23 in pre-release custody. 


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1 SEC. 233. IMPROVED REENTRY PROCEDURES FOR FED2 ERAL PRISONERS. 

3 The Attorney General shall take such steps as are 

4 necessary to modify the procedures and policies of the De5 partment of Justice with respect to the transition of of6 fenders from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to the 

7 community— 

8 (1) to enhance case planning and implementa9 tion of reentry programs, policies, and guidelines; 

10 (2) to improve such transition to the commu11 nity, including placement of such individuals in com12 munity corrections facilities; and 

13 (3) to foster the development of collaborative 

14 partnerships with stakeholders at the national and 

15 local levels to facilitate the exchange of information 

16 and the development of resources to enhance oppor17 tunities for successful offender reentry. 

18 SEC. 234. DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS. 

19 (a) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS EX20 PANDED.—Section 4042(a) of title 18, United States 

21 Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

23 end; 

24 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and 

25 inserting a semicolon; and 

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1 ‘‘(6) establish pre-release planning procedures 

2 that help prisoners— 

3 ‘‘(A) apply for Federal and State benefits 

4 upon release (including Social Security Cards, 

5 Social Security benefits, and veterans’ benefits); 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) secure such identification and bene8 fits prior to release, subject to any limitations 

9 in law; and 

10 ‘‘(7) establish reentry planning procedures that 

11 include providing Federal prisoners with information 

12 in the following areas: 

13 ‘‘(A) Health and nutrition. 

14 ‘‘(B) Employment. 

15 ‘‘(C) Literacy and education. 

16 ‘‘(D) Personal finance and consumer skills. 

17 ‘‘(E) Community resources. 

18 ‘‘(F) Personal growth and development. 

19 ‘‘(G) Release requirements and proce20 dures.’’. 

21 (b) MEASURING THE REMOVAL OF OBSTACLES TO

22 REENTRY.— 

23 (1) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Director shall 

24 carry out a program under which each institution 

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1 needs and deficits of prisoners, as identified by an 

2 assessment tool that is used to produce an individ3 ualized skills development plan for each inmate. 

4 (2) TRACKING.—In carrying out the program 

5 under this subsection, the Director shall quan6 titatively track, by institution and Bureau-wide, the 

7 progress in responding to the reentry needs and defi8 cits of individual inmates. 

9 (3) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the 

10 Director shall prepare and submit to the Committee 

11 on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 

12 on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a 

13 report that documents the progress of each institu14 tion within the Bureau of Prisons, and of the Bu15 reau as a whole, in responding to the reentry needs 

16 and deficits of inmates. The report shall be prepared 

17 in a manner that groups institutions by security 

18 level to allow comparisons of similar institutions. 

19 (4) EVALUATION.—The Director shall— 

20 (A) implement a formal standardized proc21 ess for evaluating the success of each institu22 tion within the Bureau of Prisons in enhancing 

23 skills and resources to assist in reentry; and 

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1 (i) each institution is held accountable 

2 for low performance under such an evalua3 tion; and 

4 (ii) plans for corrective action are de5 veloped and implemented as necessary. 

6 (c) MEASURING AND IMPROVING RECIDIVISM OUT7 COMES.— 

8 (1) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—At the end of each fis10 cal year, the Director shall submit to the Com11 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

12 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

13 Representatives a report containing the statis14 tics demonstrating the relative reduction in re15 cidivism for inmates released by the Bureau of 

16 Prisons within that fiscal year and the 2 prior 

17 fiscal years, comparing inmates who partici18 pated in major inmate programs (including resi19 dential drug treatment, vocational training, and 

20 prison industries) with inmates who did not 

21 participate in such programs. Such statistics 

22 shall be compiled separately for each such fiscal 

23 year. 

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1 fiscal year that begins before the date of the en2 actment of this Act. 

3 (C) CONTENTS.—Each report under this 

4 paragraph shall provide the recidivism statistics 

5 for the Bureau of Prisons as a whole, and sepa6 rately for each institution of the Bureau. 

7 (2) MEASURE USED.—In preparing the reports 

8 required by paragraph (1), the Director shall, in 

9 consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Jus10 tice Statistics, select a measure for recidivism (such 

11 as rearrest, reincarceration, or any other valid, evi12 dence-based measure) that the Director considers 

13 appropriate and that is consistent with the research 

14 undertaken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics 

15 under section 241(b)(6). 

16 (3) GOALS.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—After the Director sub18 mits the first report required by paragraph (1), 

19 the Director shall establish goals for reductions 

20 in recidivism rates and shall work to attain 

21 those goals. 

22 (B) CONTENTS.—The goals established 

23 under subparagraph (A) shall use the relative 

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1 year covered by that first report as a baseline 

2 rate, and shall include— 

3 (i) a 5-year goal to increase, at a min4 imum, the baseline relative reduction rate 

5 by 2 percent; and 

6 (ii) a 10-year goal to increase, at a 

7 minimum, the baseline relative reduction 

8 rate by 5 percent within 10 fiscal years. 

9 (d) FORMAT.—Any written information that the Bu10 reau of Prisons provides to inmates for reentry planning 

11 purposes shall use common terminology and language. 

12 (e) MEDICAL CARE.—The Bureau of Prisons shall 

13 provide the United States Probation and Pretrial Services 

14 System with relevant information on the medical care 

15 needs and the mental health treatment needs of inmates 

16 scheduled for release from custody. The United States 

17 Probation and Pretrial Services System shall take this in18 formation into account when developing supervision plans 

19 in an effort to address the medical care and mental health 

20 care needs of such individuals. The Bureau of Prisons 

21 shall provide inmates with a sufficient amount of all nec22 essary medications (which will normally consist of, at a 

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1 SEC. 235. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BU2 REAU OF PRISONS. 

3 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Direc4 tor to carry out sections 231, 232, 233, and 234 of this 

5 chapter, $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 and 

6 2009. 

7 SEC. 236. ENCOURAGEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER 

8 PRISONERS. 

9 The Attorney General, in consultation with the Sec10 retary of Labor, shall take such steps as are necessary 

11 to implement a program to educate employers and the one12 stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms are 

13 defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act 

14 of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) that provide services at any 

15 center operated under a one-stop delivery system estab16 lished under section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment 

17 Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)) regarding incentives (in18 cluding the Federal bonding program of the Department 

19 of Labor and tax credits) for hiring former Federal, State, 

20 or local prisoners. 

21 SEC. 237. ELDERLY NONVIOLENT OFFENDER PILOT PRO22 GRAM. 

23 (a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

25 3624 of title 18, United States Code, or any other 

26 provision of law, the Director shall conduct a pilot 


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1 program to determine the effectiveness of removing 

2 each eligible elderly offender from a Bureau of Pris3 on facility and placing that offender on home deten4 tion until the date on which the term of imprison5 ment to which that offender was sentenced expires. 

6 (2) TIMING OF PLACEMENT IN HOME DETEN7 TION.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

9 pilot program under paragraph (1), the Direc10 tor shall— 

11 (i) in the case of an offender who is 

12 determined to be an eligible elderly of13 fender on or before the date specified in 

14 subparagraph (B), place such offender on 

15 home detention not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act; 

17 and 

18 (ii) in the case of an offender who is 

19 determined to be an eligible elderly of20 fender after the date specified in subpara21 graph (B) and before the date that is 3 

22 years and 91 days after the date of enact23 ment of this Act, place such offender on 

24 home detention not later than 90 days 

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1 (B) DATE SPECIFIED.—For purposes of 

2 subparagraph (A), the date specified in this 

3 subparagraph is the date that is 90 days after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act. 

5 (3) VIOLATION OF TERMS OF HOME DETEN6 TION.—A violation by an eligible elderly offender of 

7 the terms of home detention (including the commis8 sion of another Federal, State, or local crime) shall 

9 result in the removal of that offender from home de10 tention and the return of that offender to the des11 ignated Bureau of Prisons institution in which that 

12 offender was imprisoned immediately before place13 ment on home detention under paragraph (1). 

14 (b) SCOPE OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 

15 (1) PARTICIPATING DESIGNATED FACILITIES.— 

16 The pilot program under subsection (a) shall be con17 ducted through at least 1 Bureau of Prisons institu18 tion designated by the Director as appropriate for 

19 the pilot program. 

20 (2) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be 

21 conducted during each of fiscal years 2008 and 

22 2009. 

23 (c) PROGRAM EVALUATION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall contract 

25 with an independent organization to monitor and 


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1 evaluate the progress of each eligible elderly offender 

2 placed on home detention under subsection (a)(1) 

3 for the period that offender is on home detention 

4 during the period described in subsection (b)(2). 

5 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The organization de6 scribed in paragraph (1) shall annually submit to 

7 the Director and to Congress a report on the pilot 

8 program under subsection (a)(1), which shall in9 clude— 

10 (A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 

11 the pilot program in providing a successful 

12 transition for eligible elderly offenders from in13 carceration to the community, including data 

14 relating to the recidivism rates for such offend15 ers; and 

16 (B) the cost savings to the Federal Gov17 ernment resulting from the early removal of 

18 such offenders from incarceration. 

19 (3) PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.—Upon review of 

20 the report submitted under paragraph (2), the Di21 rector shall submit recommendations to Congress for 

22 adjustments to the pilot program, including its ex23 pansion to additional facilities. 

24 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ELIGIBLE ELDERLY OFFENDER.—The term 

2 ‘‘eligible elderly offender’’ means an offender in the 

3 custody of the Bureau of Prisons who— 

4 (A) is not less than 60 years of age; 

5 (B) is serving a term of imprisonment 

6 after conviction for an offense other than a 

7 crime of violence (as that term is defined in sec8 tion 16 of title 18, United States Code) and has 

served the greater of 10 years or 1 9 ⁄2 of the term 

10 of imprisonment of that offender; 

11 (C) has not been convicted in the past of 

12 any Federal or State crime of violence; 

13 (D) has not been determined by the Bu14 reau of Prisons, on the basis of information the 

15 Bureau uses to make custody classifications, 

16 and in the sole discretion of the Bureau, to 

17 have a history of violence; and 

18 (E) has not escaped, or attempted to es19 cape, from a Bureau of Prisons institution. 

20 (2) HOME DETENTION.—The term ‘‘home de21 tention’’ has the same meaning given the term in the 

22 Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and includes deten23 tion in a nursing home or other residential long-term 

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1 (3) TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.—The term ‘‘term 

2 of imprisonment’’ includes multiple terms of impris3 onment ordered to run consecutively or concurrently, 

4 which shall be treated as a single, aggregate term of 

5 imprisonment for purposes of this section. 

6 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

9 CHAPTER 2—REENTRY RESEARCH 

10 SEC. 241. OFFENDER REENTRY RESEARCH. 

11 (a) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE.—The Na12 tional Institute of Justice may conduct research on juve13 nile and adult offender reentry, including— 

14 (1) a study identifying the number and charac15 teristics of minor children who have had a parent in16 carcerated, and the likelihood of such minor children 

17 becoming involved in the criminal justice system 

18 some time in their lifetime; 

19 (2) a study identifying a mechanism to compare 

20 rates of recidivism (including rearrest, violations of 

21 parole, probation, post-incarceration supervision, and 

22 reincarceration) among States; and 

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1 and the characteristics (housing, employment, treat2 ment, family connection) of that population. 

3 (b) BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS.—The Bureau 

4 of Justice Statistics may conduct research on offender re5 entry, including— 

6 (1) an analysis of special populations (including 

7 prisoners with mental illness or substance abuse dis8 orders, female offenders, juvenile offenders, offend9 ers with limited English proficiency, and the elderly) 

10 that present unique reentry challenges; 

11 (2) studies to determine which offenders are re12 turning to prison, jail, or a juvenile facility and 

13 which of those returning offenders represent the 

14 greatest risk to victims and community safety; 

15 (3) annual reports on the demographic charac16 teristics of the population returning to society from 

17 prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; 

18 (4) a national recidivism study every 3 years; 

19 (5) a study of parole, probation, or post-incar20 ceration supervision violations and revocations; and 

21 (6) a study concerning the most appropriate 

22 measure to be used when reporting recidivism rates 

23 (whether rearrest, reincarceration, or any other 

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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

4 SEC. 242. GRANTS TO STUDY PAROLE OR POST-INCARCER5 ATION SUPERVISION VIOLATIONS AND REV6 OCATIONS. 

7 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 

8 available to carry out this section, the Attorney General 

9 may make grants to States to study and to improve the 

10 collection of data with respect to individuals whose parole 

11 or post-incarceration supervision is revoked, and which 

12 such individuals represent the greatest risk to victims and 

13 community safety. 

14 (b) APPLICATION.—As a condition of receiving a 

15 grant under this section, a State shall— 

16 (1) certify that the State has, or intends to es17 tablish, a program that collects comprehensive and 

18 reliable data with respect to individuals described in 

19 subsection (a), including data on— 

20 (A) the number and type of parole or post21 incarceration supervision violations that occur 

22 with the State; 

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1 (C) the underlying behavior that led to the 

2 revocation; and 

3 (D) the term of imprisonment or other 

4 penalty that is imposed for the violation; and 

5 (2) provide the data described in paragraph (1) 

6 to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in a form pre7 scribed by the Bureau. 

8 (c) ANALYSIS.—Any statistical analysis of population 

9 data under this section shall be conducted in accordance 

10 with the Federal Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, 

11 relating to classification standards. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

14 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

15 SEC. 243. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF IN16 CARCERATED PARENTS. 

17 (a) BEST PRACTICES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

19 collect data and develop best practices of State cor20 rections departments and child protection agencies 

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1 ships between incarcerated (and formerly incarcer2 ated) parents and their children, as appropriate to 

3 the health and well-being of the children. 

4 (2) CONTENTS.—The best practices developed 

5 under paragraph (1) shall include information re6 lated to policies, procedures, and programs that may 

7 be used by States to address— 

8 (A) maintenance of the parent-child bond 

9 during incarceration; 

10 (B) parental self-improvement; and 

11 (C) parental involvement in planning for 

12 the future and well-being of their children. 

13 (b) DISSEMINATION TO STATES.—Not later than 1 

14 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 

15 General shall disseminate to States and other relevant en16 tities the best practices described in subsection (a). 

17 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that States and other relevant entities should use 

19 the best practices developed and disseminated in accord20 ance with this section to evaluate and improve the commu21 nication and coordination between State corrections de22 partments and child protection agencies to ensure the 

23 safety and support of children of incarcerated parents (in24 cluding those in foster care and kinship care), and the sup25 port of parent-child relationships between incarcerated 


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1 (and formerly incarcerated) parents and their children, as 

2 appropriate to the health and well-being of the children. 

3 CHAPTER 3—CORRECTIONAL REFORMS 

4 TO EXISTING LAW 

5 SEC. 251. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PLACE PRIS6 ONER IN COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. 

7 (a) PRE-RELEASE CUSTODY.—Section 3624(c) of 

8 title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(c) PRE-RELEASE CUSTODY.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau 

12 of Prisons shall, to the extent practicable, ensure 

13 that a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment 

14 spends a portion of the final months of that term 

15 (not to exceed 12 months), under conditions that 

16 will afford that prisoner a reasonable opportunity to 

17 adjust to and prepare for the reentry of that pris18 oner into the community. Such conditions may in19 clude a community correctional facility. 

20 ‘‘(2) HOME CONFINEMENT AUTHORITY.—The 

21 authority under this subsection may be used to place 

22 a prisoner in home confinement for the shorter of 10 

23 percent of the term of imprisonment of that prisoner 

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1 ‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE.—The United States Proba2 tion System shall, to the extent practicable, offer as3 sistance to a prisoner during pre-release custody 

4 under this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(4) NO LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this sub6 section shall be construed to limit or restrict the au7 thority of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 

8 under section 3621. 

9 ‘‘(5) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after 

10 the date of enactment of the Recidivism Reduction 

11 and Second Chance Act of 2007 (and every year 

12 thereafter), the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 

13 shall transmit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 

14 the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of 

15 the House of Representatives a report describing the 

16 Bureau’s utilization of community corrections facili17 ties. Each report under this paragraph shall set 

18 forth the number and percentage of Federal pris19 oners placed in community corrections facilities dur20 ing the preceding year, the average length of such 

21 placements, trends in such utilization, the reasons 

22 some prisoners are not placed in community correc23 tions facilities, and any other information that may 

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1 Bureau is utilizing community corrections facilities 

2 in an effective manner. 

3 ‘‘(6) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.—The Direc4 tor of Bureau of Prisons shall issue regulations pur5 suant to this subsection not later than 90 days after 

6 the date of enactment of the Recidivism Reduction 

7 and Second Chance Act of 2007.’’. 

8 (b) COURTS MAY NOT REQUIRE A SENTENCE OF IM9 PRISONMENT TO BE SERVED IN A COMMUNITY CORREC10 TIONS FACILITY.—Section 3621(b) of title 18, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: ‘‘Any order, recommendation, or request by a sen13 tencing court that a convicted person serve a term of im14 prisonment in a community corrections facility shall have 

15 no binding effect on the authority of the Bureau under 

16 this section to determine or change the place of imprison17 ment of that person.’’. 

18 SEC. 252. RESIDENTIAL DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM IN FED19 ERAL PRISONS. 

20 Section 3621(e)(5)(A) of title 18, United States 

21 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘means a course of’’ and 

22 all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘means a 

23 course of individual and group activities and treatment, 

24 lasting at least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities 

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1 include the use of pharmocotherapies, where appropriate, 

2 that may extend beyond the 6-month period);’’. 

3 SEC. 253. MEDICAL CARE FOR PRISONERS. 

4 Section 3621 of title 18, United States Code, is fur5 ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub6 section: 

7 ‘‘(g) CONTINUED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure a min9 imum standard of health and habitability, the Bu10 reau of Prisons shall ensure that each prisoner in a 

11 community confinement facility has access to nec12 essary medical care, mental health care, and medi13 cine. 

14 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

15 ‘community confinement’ has the meaning given that 

16 term in the application notes under section 5F1.1 of 

17 the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual, as in ef18 fect on the date of the enactment of the Second 

19 Chance Act of 2007.’’. 

20 SEC. 254. CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES FOR POST-CONVIC21 TION SUPERVISION OFFENDERS. 

22 Section 3672 of title 18, United States Code, is 

23 amended by inserting after the third sentence in the sev24 enth undesignated paragraph the following: ‘‘He also shall 

25 have the authority to contract with any appropriate public 


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1 or private agency or person to monitor and provide serv2 ices to any offender in the community, including treat3 ment, equipment and emergency housing, corrective and 

4 preventative guidance and training, and other rehabilita5 tive services designed to protect the public and promote 

6 the successful reentry of the offender into the commu7 nity.’’. 

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