HR 256 · 96th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Omnibus Penal Reform Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-01-15)
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Omnibus Penal Reform Act - Title I: Minimum Standards - Establishes a National Prison Standards Administration. Directs the Administration to promulgate rules to assure maintenance of specified standards for prisons, including those relative to the following: (1) discrimination against prisoners on the basis of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, or wealth; (2) segregation of different categories of prisoners; (3) sleeping quarters; (4) work areas; (5) sanitary facilities; (6) hygiene; (7) clothing; (8) food; (9) medical care; (10) discipline; (11) correspondence; (12) labor; and (13) rehabilitation. Title II: Minimum Wages - Requires that prisoners in Federal or District of Columbia correctional institutions be paid at least the highest minimum wage rate in effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act and at least one and one-half times their regular wage rates for work in excess of 40 hours per week. States that Federal prisoners shall retain the right to organize and form unions for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to employment. Title III: Family Visitation - Entitles each Federal prisoner to at least 12 day…
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