Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-508
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-02-16
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill expands job training and education programs in correctional facilities.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes the Bureau of Prisons to provide additional support for occupational education and training programs. The bill requires an annual report that (1) includes a list of programs receiving funding; and (2) analyzes the efficacy of these programs in providing incarcerated workers with valuable job skills, improving their quality of life, and increasing their job prospects upon release.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2029 grant programs for (1) evaluating and improving educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; (2) offender reentry demonstration projects; and (3) career training demonstration projects.</p> <p>The bill also increases the number of prison work pilot projects that may be designated by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 508 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2023 Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize appropriations for occupational education and training programs of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023 . 2. Expanded work programs (a) Occupational education programs (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Prisons $210,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 2029 for occupational education and training programs. (2) Reports Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Attorney General public annual reports, produced by the Program Review Division of the Bureau of Prisons, an independent governmental or nongovernmental agency, or a private auditor, that— (A) includes a list of the programs that receive the funds appropriated under paragraph (1); and (B) analyzes the efficacy of the programs described in subparagraph (A) in providing incarcerated workers with valuable job skills, improving their quality of life, and increasing their job prospects upon release. (b) Prison work pilot projects Section 1761(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 50 and inserting 100 . (c) Vocational training programs (1) Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ) is amended— (A) in section 1001(a) ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a) ), by striking paragraph (28) and inserting the following: (28) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3041(a)(4) of part NN $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029. ; and (B) in section 2976(o) ( 34 U.S.C. 10631(o) ), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) In general To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029. . (2) Careers training and demonstration grants Section 115 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60511 ) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029. .