Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 3634: Report

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute requires the Attorney General to report on prison programs, prisoner data, recidivism reduction initiatives, and cost savings from the Bureau of Prisons operations.

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A summary of the activities and accomplishments of the Attorney General in carrying out this Act. evidence about which programs have been shown to reduce recidivism; the capacity of each program and activity at each prison, including the number of prisoners along with the recidivism risk of each prisoner enrolled in each program; and identification of any gaps or shortages in capacity of such programs and activities. The primary offense of conviction. The length of the sentence imposed and served. The Bureau of Prisons facility or facilities in which the prisoner’s sentence was served. The evidence-based recidivism reduction programming that the prisoner successfully completed, if any. The prisoner’s assessed and reassessed risk of recidivism. The productive activities that the prisoner successfully completed, if any. a strategy to expand the availability of such programs without reducing job opportunities for workers in the United States who are not in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, including the feasibility of prisoners manufacturing products purchased by Federal agencies that are manufactured overseas; an assessment of the feasibility of expanding such programs, consistent with the strategy required under subparagraph (A), with the goal that 5 years after the date of enactment of this subchapter, not less than 75 percent of eligible minimum- and low-risk offenders have the opportunity to participate in a prison work program for not less than 20 hours per week; and a detailed discussion of legal authorities that would be useful or necessary to achieve the goals described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). An assessment of the Bureau of Prisons’ compliance with section 3621(h). the transfer of prisoners into prerelease custody or supervised release under section 3624(g), including savings resulting from the avoidance or deferral of future construction, acquisition, and operations costs; and any decrease in recidivism that may be attributed to the System or the increase in evidence-based recidivism reduction programs required under this subchapter. a summary of the amount of savings resulting from the transfer of prisoners into prerelease custody under this chapter, including savings resulting from the avoidance or deferral of future construction, acquisition, or operations costs; a summary of the amount of savings resulting from any decrease in recidivism that may be attributed to the implementation of the risk and needs assessment system or the increase in recidivism reduction programs and productive activities required by this subchapter; Federal, State, and local law enforcement activities; and expansions of recidivism reduction programs and productive activities in the Bureau of Prisons; and increase investment in law enforcement and crime prevention to combat gangs of national significance and high-level drug traffickers through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and other task forces; hire, train, and equip law enforcement officers and prosecutors; and promote crime reduction programs using evidence-based practices and strategic planning to help reduce crime and criminal recidivism. the prevalence of dyslexia among prisoners in prisons operated by the Bureau of Prisons; and any change in the effectiveness of dyslexia mitigation programs among such prisoners that may be attributed to the incorporation of dyslexia screening into the System and of dyslexia treatment into the evidence-based recidivism reduction programs, as required under this chapter.

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