§10596 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines who counts as a nonviolent parent drug offender: a person who is pregnant or a parent of an individual under 18 years of age and who has been found guilty of a nonviolent drug felony. Defines nonviolent offense as a crime that does not involve using, trying to use, or threatening physical force against someone or their property, and is not a felony that naturally has a high chance that force would be used. Defines prison-based family treatment program as an in-prison program for incarcerated parents or pregnant women that provides many services, such as substance abuse treatment, child and family supports (like nursery, preschool, and parenting help), health and mental health care, legal help, abuse therapy, relapse prevention, transportation, and job or GED training.

Title 34, §10596

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “nonviolent parent drug offender” means an offender who is—

(A)pregnant or a parent of an individual under 18 years of age; and

(B)convicted of a drug (or drug-related) felony that is a nonviolent offense.

(2)The term “nonviolent offense” means an offense that—

(A)does not have as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another; or

(B)is not a felony that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.

(3)The term “prison-based family treatment program” means a program for incarcerated parents or pregnant women in a correctional facility that provides a comprehensive response to offender needs, including substance abuse treatment, child early intervention services, family counseling, legal services, medical care, mental health services, nursery and preschool, parenting skills training, pediatric care, physical therapy, prenatal care, sexual abuse therapy, relapse prevention, transportation, and vocational or GED training.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3797s–6 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification.

Amendments

2016—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 114–198, § 201(c)(2)(A), inserted “pregnant or” before “a parent”. Par. (2). Pub. L. 114–255 substituted “means an offense that—” and subpars. (A) and (B) for “has the meaning given that term in section 3797aa(a) of this title.” Par. (3). Pub. L. 114–198, § 201(c)(2)(B), inserted “or pregnant women” after “incarcerated parents”.

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