§3633 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

Before releasing the System, and after talking with the Independent Review Committee created by the First Step Act of 2018, the Attorney General must review how well current evidence-based programs reduce reoffending in Bureau of Prisons facilities and look at available information on similar programs and productive activities in State prisons across the country. The Attorney General must pick the most effective programs, check the rules for forming evidence-based partnerships in section 3621(h)(5), and tell the Bureau of Prisons which programs to use. The Attorney General must also allow faith-based groups to provide educational, evidence-based programs outside of regular religious services and add any new effective programs found. The Attorney General must also study how common dyslexia is in prisons and whether programs help. The Attorney General must review statistics for both Bureau and State prisons and put those findings into the instructions given to the Bureau of Prisons about programs.

Title 18, §3633

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(a)Prior to releasing the System, in consultation with the Independent Review Committee authorized by the First Step Act of 2018, the Attorney General shall—

(1)review the effectiveness of evidence-based recidivism reduction programs that exist as of the date of enactment of this subchapter in prisons operated by the Bureau of Prisons;

(2)review available information regarding the effectiveness of evidence-based recidivism reduction programs and productive activities that exist in State-operated prisons throughout the United States;

(3)identify the most effective evidence-based recidivism reduction programs;

(4)review the policies for entering into evidence-based recidivism reduction partnerships described in section 3621(h)(5); and

(5)direct the Bureau of Prisons regarding—

(A)evidence-based recidivism reduction programs;

(B)the ability for faith-based organizations to function as a provider of educational evidence-based programs outside of the religious classes and services provided through the Chaplaincy; and

(C)the addition of any new effective evidence-based recidivism reduction programs that the Attorney General finds.

(b)In carrying out subsection (a), the Attorney General shall consider the prevalence and mitigation of dyslexia in prisons, including by—

(1)reviewing statistics on the prevalence of dyslexia, and the effectiveness of any programs implemented to mitigate the effects of dyslexia, in prisons operated by the Bureau of Prisons and State-operated prisons throughout the United States; and

(2)incorporating the findings of the Attorney General under paragraph (1) of this subsection into any directives given to the Bureau of Prisons under paragraph (5) of subsection (a).

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References in Text

The First Step Act of 2018, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 115–391, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5194. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

of 2018 Amendment note under section 1 of this title and Tables. The date of enactment of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 115–391, which was approved Dec. 21, 2018.

§3633 Evidence-based Recidivism Reduction Program and Recommendations