I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6113 
To restrict the authority of the Attorney General to enter into contracts 
for Federal correctional facilities and community confinement facilities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To restrict the authority of the Attorney General to enter 
into contracts for Federal correctional facilities and com-
munity confinement facilities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End For-Profit Pris-
ons Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CONTRACTING FOR FEDERAL 
CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITIES 
AND 
COMMU-
NITY CONFINEMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 301 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 4015. No contracting out of Federal prison facili-
ties or community confinement facilities 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES GEN-
ERALLY.—Beginning on the date that is 6 years after the 
date of the enactment of the End For-Profit Prisons Act 
of 2016— 
‘‘(1) all core correctional services at each cor-
rectional facility which is used by the Bureau of 
Prisons for the confinement of persons serving sen-
tences of imprisonment for Federal offenses shall be 
performed by employees of the Federal Government; 
and 
‘‘(2) all core correctional services at each cor-
rectional facility which is used by the United States 
Marshals Service for the confinement of persons in 
the custody of the United States Marshals Service 
shall be performed by employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment, except that the United States Marshals 
Service may enter and maintain a contract with a 
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correctional facility operated by a State or unit of 
local government if— 
‘‘(A) the core correctional services at such 
correctional facility are performed by employees 
of such State or unit of local government; and 
‘‘(B) the facility meets all constitutional, 
Federal statutory, United States Marshals 
Service, and any applicable State or local stand-
ards. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL COMMUNITY CONFINEMENT FACILI-
TIES.—Beginning on the date that is 8 years after the 
date of the enactment of the Justice Not Profit Act of 
2016, the Bureau of Prisons shall not enter into or main-
tain any contract with any for-profit party to provide or 
manage any community confinement facility. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘community confinement facility’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 115.5 of 
title 28, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘core correctional services’ means 
the housing, safeguarding, protecting, and dis-
ciplining of individuals charged with or convicted of 
an offense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 301 of title 18, United States 
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Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘4015. No contracting out of Federal prison facilities or community confinement 
facilities.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.—The At-
torney General shall take appropriate action to phase out 
existing Bureau of Prison and United States Marshals 
Service contracts which, at the conclusion of the transition 
period, will be prohibited under section 4015 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(b) FEDERAL COMMUNITY CONFINEMENT FACILI-
TIES.—The Attorney General shall take appropriate ac-
tion to phase out existing Bureau of Prison contracts 
which, at the conclusion of the transition period, will be 
prohibited under section 4015 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attor-
ney General shall submit to Congress a report which de-
scribes and evaluates the prison population in the custody 
of the Bureau of Prisons. The report shall include infor-
mation regarding the race, gender, age, and nationality 
of such persons, as well as the location of the custody of 
such persons. 
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