I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3356 
To provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate 
upon release from prison, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2017 
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. 
CONYERS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MARINO, Mr. 
RICHMOND, Mr. ISSA, and Ms. BASS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for programs to help reduce the risk that pris-
oners will recidivate upon release from prison, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Prison Reform and Redemption Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—RECIDIVISM RISK REDUCTION 
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Sec. 101. Duties of the Attorney General. 
Sec. 102. Post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system. 
Sec. 103. Recidivism reduction program and productive activity recommenda-
tions. 
Sec. 104. Report. 
Sec. 105. Use of system and recommendations by Bureau of Prisons. 
Sec. 106. Definitions. 
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 108. Rule of construction. 
TITLE II—BUREAU OF PRISONS SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Findings. 
Sec. 203. Secure firearms storage. 
TITLE III—RESTRAINTS ON PREGNANT PRISONERS PROHIBITED 
Sec. 301. Use of restraints on prisoners during the period of pregnancy and 
postpartum recovery prohibited. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 401. De-escalation training. 
Sec. 402. Medication-assisted treatment for opioid and heroin abuse. 
Sec. 403. Monitoring of electronic communications between prisoner and attor-
ney. 
Sec. 404. Pilot programs. 
Sec. 405. Ensuring supervision of released sexually dangerous persons. 
Sec. 406. Data collection. 
Sec. 407. Federal prisoner reentry initiative reauthorization; modification of im-
posed term of imprisonment. 
Sec. 408. Release coordination. 
TITLE I—RECIDIVISM RISK 
REDUCTION 
SEC. 101. DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall carry 
out this section in consultation with— 
(1) the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; 
(2) the Director of the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts; 
(3) the Director of the Office of Probation and 
Pretrial Services; 
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(4) the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice; and 
(5) the Director of the National Institute of 
Corrections. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Attorney General shall, in accord-
ance with subsection (c)— 
(1) develop a prisoner risk and needs assess-
ment system in accordance with section 102; 
(2) develop recommendations regarding recidi-
vism reduction programs and productive activities in 
accordance with section 103; 
(3) conduct ongoing research and data analysis 
on— 
(A) the best practices relating to the use of 
prisoner risk and needs assessment tools; 
(B) the best available risk and needs as-
sessment tools and the level to which they rely 
on dynamic risk factors that could be addressed 
and changed over time, and on measures of risk 
of recidivism, individual needs, and responsivity 
to recidivism reduction programs; 
(C) the most effective and efficient uses of 
such tools in conjunction with recidivism reduc-
tion programs, productive activities, incentives, 
and rewards; 
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(D) which recidivism reduction programs 
are the most effective for addressing the dif-
ferent risks and specific criminogenic needs of 
prisoners, and the volume and intensity of pro-
gramming that most effectively reduces the risk 
of recidivism for prisoners with different risks 
of recidivating; 
(E) which prerelease custody options are 
most effective for prisoners with different risks 
of recidivating; and 
(F) products purchased by Federal agen-
cies that are manufactured overseas and could 
be manufactured by prisoners participating in a 
prison work program without reducing job op-
portunities for other workers in the United 
States; 
(4) on a biennial basis, review the system devel-
oped under paragraph (1) and the recommendations 
developed under paragraph (2), using the research 
conducted under paragraph (3), to determine wheth-
er any revisions or updates should be made, and if 
so, make such revisions or updates; 
(5) hold periodic meetings with the individuals 
listed in subsection (a) at intervals to be determined 
by the Attorney General; and 
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(6) report to Congress in accordance with sec-
tion 104. 
(c) METHODS.—In carrying out the duties under sub-
section (b), the Attorney General shall— 
(1) consult relevant stakeholders; and 
(2) make decisions using data that is based on 
the best available statistical and empirical evidence. 
SEC. 102. POST-SENTENCING RISK AND NEEDS ASSESS-
MENT SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall develop and release, for use by the Bureau of Prisons 
in accordance with the phase-in period described in section 
3621(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as added by 
this Act, a prisoner risk and needs assessment system, to 
be known as the ‘‘Post-Sentencing Risk and Needs Assess-
ment System’’ (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘System’’), 
which shall provide for the development and implementa-
tion of risk and needs assessment tools (developed under 
subsection (b)) in order to, for each prisoner— 
(1) determine the recidivism risk of each pris-
oner as part of the intake process, ensuring that the 
recidivism risk metric distinguishes the different 
rates of failure; 
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(2) assign the prisoner to appropriate recidi-
vism reduction programs or productive activities 
based on that determination, the prisoner’s specific 
criminogenic needs, and in accordance with sub-
section (c); 
(3) reassess the recidivism risk of each prisoner 
periodically using an appropriate reassessment tool 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B), and reassign the 
prisoner to appropriate recidivism reduction pro-
grams or productive activities based on the revised 
determination, the specific criminogenic needs of the 
prisoner, and the successful completion of recidivism 
reduction programs in accordance with subsection 
(e); and 
(4) determine when a prisoner is ready to 
transfer into prerelease custody in accordance with 
section 3624(g) of title 18, United States Code, as 
added by this title. 
(b) RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOLS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Attorney 
General 
shall— 
(A) adapt the Federal Post Conviction 
Risk Assessment Tool developed and utilized by 
the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts in order to develop suitable risk and 
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needs assessment tools to be used in the System 
developed under subsection (a) by using the re-
search and data analysis required to be con-
ducted under section 101(b)(3) on the best 
available risk and needs assessment tools avail-
able as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and determining, using the methods required 
under section 101(c), how to make the most ef-
fective and efficient tools to accomplish for each 
prisoner, the assessments, assignments, and re-
assessments 
described 
in 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (3) of subsection (a); and 
(B) ensure that the risk and needs assess-
ment tool to be used in the reassessments de-
scribed in subsection (a)(3) measures and uses 
dynamic risk factors, indicators of progress, 
and of regression, including newly acquired 
skills and changes in attitude and behavior over 
time. 
(2) VALIDATION ON PRISONERS.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Attorney General shall sta-
tistically validate any tools that the Attorney Gen-
eral selects for use in the System on the Federal 
prison population, or ensure that the tools have been 
so validated. 
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(3) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General shall 
ensure that the System does not result in unwar-
ranted disparities, including by— 
(A) annually evaluating rates of recidivism 
among similarly classified prisoners to identify 
any unwarranted disparities in such rates, in-
cluding disparities among similarly classified 
prisoners of different demographic groups; and 
(B) adjusting the System to reduce such 
disparities to the greatest extent possible. 
(c) ASSIGNMENT OF RECIDIVISM REDUCTION PRO-
GRAMS.—The System shall provide guidance on the kind 
and amount of recidivism reduction programming or pro-
ductive activities that should be assigned for each prisoner 
and shall provide— 
(1) that the higher a prisoner’s risk of 
recidivating, the more programming the prisoner 
shall participate in, according to the prisoner’s spe-
cific criminogenic needs; 
(2) information on the best ways that the Bu-
reau of Prisons can tailor the programs to the spe-
cific criminogenic needs of each prisoner so as to 
best lower each prisoner’s risk of recidivating; and 
(3) that all prisoners shall actively participate 
in recidivism reduction programs, according to their 
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specific criminogenic needs, or productive activities 
throughout their entire term of incarceration. 
(d) HOUSING AND ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS.—The 
System shall provide guidance on program grouping and 
housing assignment determinations and, after accounting 
for the safety of each prisoner and other individuals at 
the prison, provide that prisoners with a similar risk of 
recidivating be grouped together in housing and assign-
ment decisions to the extent practicable. 
(e) RECIDIVISM REDUCTION PROGRAM AND PRODUC-
TIVE ACTIVITY INCENTIVES AND REWARDS.—The System 
shall provide incentives and rewards for prisoners to par-
ticipate in and complete recidivism reduction programs 
and productive activities as follows: 
(1) FAMILY
PHONE
AND
VISITATION
PRIVI-
LEGES.—A prisoner who is successfully participating 
in a recidivism reduction program or a productive 
activity shall receive, for use with family (including 
extended family), close friends, mentors, and reli-
gious leaders— 
(A) phone privileges, or, if available, video 
conferencing privileges, for up to 30 minutes 
per day, and up to 900 minutes per month; and 
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(B) additional time for visitation at the 
prison, as determined by the warden of the pris-
on. 
(2) TIME CREDITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A prisoner shall earn 
10 days of time credits for each 30 days that 
the prisoner successfully participates in a re-
cidivism reduction program or productive activ-
ity, except that— 
(i) a prisoner (other than a prisoner 
described in clause (ii)) who has been de-
termined, over two consecutive reassess-
ments, to have reduced their risk of recidi-
vism, shall earn an additional 5 days of 
time credits for each 30 days that the pris-
oner successfully participates in a recidi-
vism reduction program or productive ac-
tivity; and 
(ii) a prisoner who has a low or no 
risk of recidivism and who has been deter-
mined, over two consecutive reassessments, 
not to have increased their risk of recidi-
vism, shall earn an additional 5 days of 
time credits for each 30 days that the pris-
oner successfully participates in a recidi-
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vism reduction program or productive ac-
tivity. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—A prisoner may not 
earn time credits under this paragraph for a re-
cidivism reduction program or productive activ-
ity that the prisoner successfully participated 
in— 
(i) prior to the date of the enactment 
of this Act; or 
(ii) during official detention prior to 
the date that the prisoner’s sentence com-
mences under section 3585(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, if the prisoner be-
comes ineligible to receive time credits 
under subparagraph (C). 
(C) INELIGIBLE
PRISONERS.—A prisoner 
serving a sentence as a result of a conviction 
for an offense under any of the following provi-
sions of law shall be ineligible to receive time 
credits: 
(i) Section 113(a)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to assault 
with intent to commit murder. 
(ii) Section 115 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to influencing, im-
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to manslaughter), 1113 (relating to at-
tempt to commit murder or manslaughter, 
but only if the conviction was for an at-
tempt to commit manslaughter), 1115 (re-
lating to misconduct or neglect of ship offi-
cers), or 1122 (relating to protection 
against 
the 
human 
immunodeficiency 
virus). 
(xiv) Any section of chapter 55 of title 
18, United States Code, relating to kidnap-
ping. 
(xv) Any offense under chapter 77 of 
title 18, United States Code, relating to 
peonage, slavery, and trafficking in per-
sons, except for sections 1592 through 
1596. 
(xvi) Section 1751 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to Presidential and 
Presidential staff assassination, kidnap-
ping, and assault. 
(xvii) Section 1841(a)(2)(C) of title 
18, United States Code, relating to inten-
tionally killing or attempting to kill an un-
born child. 
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(xviii) Section 1992 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to terrorist attacks 
and other violence against railroad carriers 
and against mass transportation systems 
on land, on water, or through the air. 
(xix) Section 2113(e) of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to bank rob-
bery resulting in death. 
(xx) Section 2118(c)(2) of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to robberies 
and burglaries involving controlled sub-
stances resulting in death. 
(xxi) Section 2119(3) of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to taking a 
motor vehicle (commonly referred to as 
‘‘carjacking’’) that results in death. 
(xxii) Any section of chapter 105 of 
title 18, United States Code, relating to 
sabotage, except for section 2152. 
(xxiii) Any section of chapter 109A of 
title 18, United States Code, relating to 
sexual abuse, except that with regard to 
section 2244 of such title, only a conviction 
under subsection (c) of that section (relat-
ing to abusive sexual contact involving 
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young children) shall make a prisoner in-
eligible under this subparagraph. 
(xxiv) Section 2251 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to the sexual exploi-
tation of children. 
(xxv) Section 2251A of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to the selling 
or buying of children. 
(xxvi) Any of paragraphs (1) through 
(3) of section 2252(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to certain activities 
relating to material involving the sexual ex-
ploitation of minors. 
(xxvii) A second or subsequent convic-
tion under any of paragraphs (1) through 
(6) of section 2252A(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to certain activities 
relating to material constituting or con-
taining child pornography. 
(xxviii) Section 2260 of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to the produc-
tion of sexually explicit depictions of a 
minor for importation into the United 
States. 
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(xxix) Section 2283 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to the transportation 
of explosive, biological, chemical, or radio-
active or nuclear materials. 
(xxx) Section 2284 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to the transportation 
of terrorists. 
(xxxi) Section 2291 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to the destruction of 
a vessel or maritime facility, but only if the 
conduct which led to the conviction in-
volved a substantial risk of death or seri-
ous bodily injury. 
(xxxii) Any section of chapter 113B of 
title 18, United States Code, relating to 
terrorism. 
(xxxiii) Section 2340A of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to torture. 
(xxxiv) Section 2381 of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to treason. 
(xxxv) Section 2442 of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to the recruit-
ment or use of child soldiers. 
(xxxvi) Section 57(b) of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)), 
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relating to the engagement or participation 
in the development or production of special 
nuclear material. 
(xxxvii) Section 92 of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2122), relat-
ing to prohibitions governing atomic weap-
ons. 
(xxxviii) Section 101 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2131), re-
lating to the atomic energy license require-
ment. 
(xxxix) Section 224 or 225 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2274, 2275), relating to the communica-
tion or receipt of restricted data. 
(xl) Section 236 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2284), relating to 
the sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel. 
(xli) Section 60123(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, relating to damaging 
or destroying a pipeline facility, but only if 
the conduct which led to the conviction in-
volved a substantial risk of death or seri-
ous bodily injury. 
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(xlii) Section 401(a) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841), relating 
to manufacturing or distributing a con-
trolled substance, but only in the case of a 
conviction for an offense described in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection 
(b)(1) of that section for which death or 
serious bodily injury resulted from the use 
of such substance. 
(xliii) Section 276(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326), 
relating to the reentry of a removed alien, 
but only if the alien is described in para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of that 
section. 
(xliv) Any section of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2401 et seq.). 
(xlv) Section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705). 
(xlvi) Section 601 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3121), relat-
ing to the protection of identities of certain 
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United States undercover intelligence offi-
cers, agents, informants, and sources. 
(xlvii) An offense described in section 
3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18, United States 
Code, for which the offender was sentenced 
to a term of imprisonment of more than 
one year, if the offender has a previous 
conviction, for which the offender served a 
term of imprisonment of more than one 
year, for a Federal or State offense, by 
whatever designation and wherever com-
mitted, consisting of murder (as described 
in section 1111 of title 18, United States 
Code), voluntary manslaughter (as de-
scribed in section 1112 of title 18, United 
States Code), assault with intent to com-
mit murder (as described in section 113(a) 
of title 18, United States Code), aggra-
vated sexual abuse and sexual abuse (as 
described in sections 2241 and 2242 of 
title 18, United States Code), abusive sex-
ual contact (as described in sections 
2244(a)(1) and (a)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code), kidnapping (as described in 
chapter 55 of title 18, United States 
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