Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015
Sponsored By: Representative Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
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Summary
Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015 This bill requires federal, state, and local governments and their employees to directly operate and perform core services at adult prisons and detention centers. The bill reestablishes parole for eligible federal prisoners sentenced on or after January 1, 2017. (The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987.) It authorizes the United States Parole Commission to: (1) grant or deny a parole application or recommendation; (2) impose conditions on, modify, or revoke parole; and (3) maintain supervision of paroled offenders. Financial service providers at prisons and detention centers must impose reasonable and proportional fees and charges for money transfer services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must establish standards to assess such fees or charges. The bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to cap prison phone call rates and connection charges, require telecommunications providers to offer collect and debit account call services, restrict commission payments and ancillary service charges, and require correctional facility administrators to allow more than one telecommunications provider. It eliminates the provision that requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain at least 34,000 detention beds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must establish nationwide alternatives to detention programs and determine detention bed capacity based solely on detention needs. DHS must conduct annual inspections and routine oversight of detention facilities. The bill prohibits family detention and requires DHS to establish alternatives to detention programs for detained family units. Also, it prohibits separation of a family to detain a family member, except DHS may detain an alien parent who is dangerous to the community and inadmissible on terrorism-related grounds.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/22/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2015
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 9/22/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2015
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/22/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/29/2015
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/29/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/29/2015
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/1/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
Roll Call Votes
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