Title 24 — Prisoners and Their Treatment.

Not later than October 1, 2001, any person who has been sentenced to incarceration pursuant to the District of Columbia Official Code or the truth-in-sentencing system as described in § 24-111 shall be designated by the Bureau of Prisons to a penal or correctional facility operat…

(a) There is established a District of Columbia Corrections Information Council (“CIC ”). The CIC shall be responsible for the inspection of all facilities housing District of Columbia inmates who are under the jurisdiction of either the Bureau of Prisons or the Department of Cor…

Pursuant to the Federal Government’s assumption of responsibility for persons convicted of a felony offense under the District of Columbia Official Code, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Chairman of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management As…

As soon as practicable after appointment, the Bureau of Prisons, working with the Corrections Trustee, shall establish a priority consideration program to facilitate employment placement for employees of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who are scheduled to be s…

[Repealed or reserved.]

The District of Columbia shall defend any civil action or proceeding brought in any court or other official Federal, state, or municipal forum against the Corrections Trustee, or against the District of Columbia or it [sic] officers, employees, or agents, and shall assume any lia…

Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of § 1-204.46, the District of Columbia is authorized to obligate or expend such funds as may be necessary during a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1997) to carry out the Sewage Delivery System and Capacity Purchase Agreement between Fa…

There is established as an independent agency of the District of Columbia a District of Columbia Truth in Sentencing Commission (hereafter in this chapter referred to as “the Commission”), which shall consist of 7 voting members. The Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s de…

The Commission shall, within 180 days after August 5, 1997, make recommendations to the District of Columbia Council for amendments to the District of Columbia Official Code with respect to the sentences to be imposed for all felonies committed on or after 3 years after August 5,…

The Commission, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, and other agencies as necessary shall provide to the Attorney General such data as are requested in furtherance of this Act. The Superior Court of the District of C…

If, within 270 days after August 5, 1997, the Council of the District of Columbia has failed to amend the District of Columbia Official Code to enact in whole the recommendations of the Commission under this chapter, or if the Commission fails to make such recommendations within …

Not later than one year after August 5, 1997, the United States Parole Commission shall assume the jurisdiction and authority of the Board of Parole of the District of Columbia to grant and deny parole, and to impose conditions upon an order of parole, in the case of any imprison…

The Attorney General, in consultation with the Chairman of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (hereafter in this section referred to as the “D.C. Control Board”) and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, shall appoint a Pretrial…

There is established within the executive branch of the Federal Government the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Agency”) which shall assumes [assume] its duties not less than one year or mor…

There are authorized to be appropriated in each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the following: (1) District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency. (2) Supervision of offenders on probation, parole, or supervised release for offenses under the District of Columbia Off…

Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or District of Columbia law applicable to a reemployed annuitant’s entitlement to retirement or pension benefits, The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may waive the provisions of § 8344 of title 5 of the United States C…

The Trustees described in §§ 24-102 and 24-132 and the activities and personnel of, and the funds allocated or otherwise available to, the Trustees and the agencies over which the Trustees exercise financial oversight pursuant to those sections, shall not be subject to any genera…