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PREP Act

Introduced: May 7, 2019 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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May 7, 2019

Introduced in Senate

May 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2019 or the PREP Act

This bill establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Correctional Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.

What's happening now May 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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