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§12241 Purpose

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Comprehensive Acts › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - CRIME PREVENTION › Part Part G— - Family Unity Demonstration Project › § 12241

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Evaluate demonstration projects to see if they reduce harm to children and primary caregivers when a parent is jailed, lower prisoners’ reoffending by strengthening family ties, and show whether community correctional facilities are cost-effective.

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Title 34, §12241

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The purpose of this part is to evaluate the effectiveness of certain demonstration projects in helping to—

(1)alleviate the harm to children and primary caretaker parents caused by separation due to the incarceration of the parents;

(2)reduce recidivism rates of prisoners by encouraging strong and supportive family relationships; and

(3)explore the cost effectiveness of community correctional facilities.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13881 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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For

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of subtitle S of title III of Pub. L. 103–322, which is classified to this part, as the “Family Unity Demonstration Project Act”, see section 31901 of Pub. L. 103–322, set out as a

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of 1994 Act note under section 10101 of this title.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 12241

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73