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S 508 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023

Introduced: February 16, 2023 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023

This bill expands job training and education programs in correctional facilities.

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.

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.

The bill also increases the number of prison work pilot projects that may be designated by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

What's happening now February 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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