HR 4970
End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019
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The End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019 aims to eliminate the use of private prisons and community confinement facilities for housing federal inmates. It prohibits the Bureau of Prisons from contracting with for-profit entities to manage these facilities and mandates that core correctional services be performed by federal employees. The bill also includes provisions for a phased reduction of existing contracts, research into recidivism reduction programs, and enhanced support for released prisoners through counseling and information regarding financial obligations.
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