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Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017

Introduced: July 13, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Jul 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

Jul 14, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Jul 13, 2017

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 13, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017

This bill requires federal, state, and local governments to directly operate and perform core services at adult prisons and detention centers.

It reestablishes parole for eligible federal prisoners sentenced on or after January 1, 2017. (The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987.)

It requires financial service providers at prisons and detention centers to impose reasonable and proportional fees and charges for money transfer services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must assess such fees or charges.

The Federal Communications Commission must cap prison phone call rates and connection charges, require telecommunications providers to offer collect and debit account call services, restrict commission payments and ancillary charges, and require correctional facility administrators to allow more than one telecommunications provider.

The bill eliminates the requirement for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain at least 34,000 detention beds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must establish alternatives to detention programs and determine detention bed capacity based solely on detention needs.

DHS must conduct annual inspections and routine oversight of detention facilities.

The bill prohibits family detention; requires alternatives to detention programs for detained family units; and prohibits separating a family to detain a family member, except to detain an alien parent who is dangerous and inadmissible on terrorism grounds.

Finally, the bill establishes a private right of action for a person aggrieved by a violation of this bill.

What's happening now August 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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