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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Part B · Chapter 605 — Recidivism Prevention

§ 60533. Bureau of Prisons policy on mentoring contacts

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Not later than 90 days after , the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall, in order to promote stability and continued assistance to offenders after release from prison, adopt and implement a policy to ensure that any person who provides mentoring services to an incarcerated offender is permitted to continue such services after that offender is released from prison. That policy shall permit the continuation of mentoring services unless the Director demonstrates that such services would be a significant security risk to the released offender, incarcerated offenders, persons who provide such services, or any other person.

(b)

Report

Not later than , the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to Congress a report on the extent to which the policy described in subsection (a) has been implemented and followed.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention

    Pub. L. 110–199 title II § 213 · 122 Stat. 657

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 60533

    (Pub. L. 110–199, title II, § 213, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 683.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 110–199, title II, § 213, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 683.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 213. BUREAU OF PRISONS POLICY ON MENTORING CONTACTS. (a) In General.— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall, in order to promote stability and continued assistance to offenders after release from prison, adopt and implement a policy to ensure that any person who provides mentoring services to an incarcerated offender is permitted to continue such services after that offender is released from prison. That policy shall permit the continuation of mentoring services unless the Director demonstrates that such services would be a significant security risk to the released offender, incarcerated offenders, persons who provide such services, or any other person. (b) Report.— Not later than September 30, 2009, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to Congress a report on the extent to which the policy described in subsection (a) has been implemented and followed.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 17533 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 110–199, title II, § 213, , 122 Stat. 683.)

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