H.R. 2669 · 118th Congress
Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023
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Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 18, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ensuring Work Opportunities in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023
Latest action (Apr 18, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 18, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.