HR 4970 · 116th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-10-31· Sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2019-12-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019 This bill phases out the use of private prisons and private, for-profit community confinement facilities (e.g., halfway houses) to confine individuals serving terms for federal offenses. It also requires the Bureau of Prisons to provide inmates with counseling about resources in their communities as part of prerelease procedures and certain postrelease information about any fines, assessments, or other penalties connected to their convictions.…

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