each such facility and shall provide alternative 
translation services where necessary. 
(J) RECREATIONAL
PROGRAMS
AND
AC-
TIVITIES.—Detainees shall be afforded access of 
at least one hour per day to indoor and outdoor 
recreational programs and activities. 
(K) SAFE AND SANITARY LIVING ENVIRON-
MENT.—Detention facilities shall house no more 
individuals than permitted by the rated bed ca-
pacity for the facility, where the rated bed ca-
pacity is defined by the original design capacity, 
plus or minus capacity changes resulting from 
building additions, reductions, or revisions. 
Each detainee shall receive appropriate clothing 
and a bed and a mattress placed in an area 
specifically designated for residential use, rath-
er than an area re-tasked for residential use 
such as common dayrooms, recreation areas, or 
visitation rooms. Detention facilities shall be 
maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, 
and adequate ventilation and reasonably com-
fortable indoor temperatures shall be main-
tained at all times. 
(L) LEGAL ORIENTATION TO ENSURE EF-
FECTIVE IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, shall ensure that all 
detained aliens, including unaccompanied 
minors, in immigration proceedings receive 
legal orientation from an independent non-
governmental organization through a pro-
gram administered and implemented by 
the Executive Office for Immigration Re-
view of the Department of Justice. 
(ii) CONTENT
OF
PROGRAM.—The 
legal orientation program developed pursu-
ant to this subparagraph shall be based on 
the Legal Orientation Program carried out 
by the Executive Office for Immigration 
Review on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. Presentations for minors shall 
utilize a child-centered model. 
(5) CLASSIFICATION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security’s rules shall ensure that detainees with 
no history of a criminal conviction are separated by 
sight and sound from detainees and inmates with 
criminal convictions, pretrial inmates facing criminal 
prosecution, and those inmates exhibiting violent be-
havior while in detention. 
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(6) VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’s rules regarding condi-
tions of detention for vulnerable populations shall— 
(A) recognize the unique needs of asylum 
seekers, victims of torture and trafficking, fami-
lies with children, detainees who do not speak 
English, detainees with special religious, cul-
tural or spiritual considerations, and vulnerable 
populations listed in section 4(c); and 
(B) ensure that procedures and conditions 
of detention are appropriate for such vulnerable 
populations. 
(7) STAFFING.—For purposes of this subsection 
and protecting vulnerable populations, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall appoint at least three 
members to the Directorate of Policy at the GS–15 
level with substantial academic credentials and ex-
pertise in working directly with vulnerable popu-
lations including children, families and victims of 
trafficking, trauma, and torture who shall be respon-
sible for setting, implementing, and overseeing policy 
and regulatory developments concerning vulnerable 
populations. 
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