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HR 7089 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Corrections Labor and Employment Parole Prison labor Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2008

Introduced: September 25, 2008 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 25, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow reductions in the prison term of a federal prisoner whose record of conduct shows that such prisoner has substantially observed all prison regulations and has not been subjected to punishment.

Allows the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to grant a reduction in a prisoner's term for actual employment in an industry or camp or for exceptionally meritorious service or for performing duties of outstanding importance in connection with institutional operations.

What's happening now September 25, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7089: Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7089/
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"H.R. 7089: Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7089/.
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H.R. 7089, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7089/.
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