12 2 STA T .658PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 9 9 — AP R .9 , 2008 Sec.213 . Bur e a u ofp r is o n spo l ic y on m en t orin g contacts. Sec. 21 4 . Bureau of prisons policy on c h apel li b rary materials. Subtitle C—Ad ministration of J ustice R eforms C HAPTER 1— IM PR OVINGF E D ERA LOF FENDER REENTR Y Sec. 231. Federal prisoner reentry initiati v e. Sec. 232. Bureau of prisons policy on restraining of female prisoners. CHAPTER 2—REENTRY RE S EAR C H Sec. 241. Offender reentry research. Sec. 242. G rants to study parole or post - incarceration supervision violations and revocations. Sec. 243. Addressing the needs of children of incarcerated parents. Sec. 244. Study of effectiveness of depot naltre x one for heroin addiction. Sec. 24 5 . Authori z ation of appropriations for research. CHAPTER 3—CORRECTIONAL REFORMS TO EX ISTING L A W Sec. 251. Clarification of authority to place prisoner in community corrections. Sec. 252. Residential drug abuse program in Federal prisons. Sec. 253. Contracting for services for post-conviction supervision offenders. CHAPTER 4— M ISCELLANEO U S P ROVISIONS Sec. 2 6 1. Extension of national prison rape elimination commission. SEC.3 . PUR P O SES
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IN G S. (a)PURPOSE S .—Thepur p os eso ft he Ac t are— ( 1 )to b rea k the c y c l eofcr im i n al reci d i v ism , increase public safety, and help S tates, local units of g overnment, and I ndian Tribes, better address the gro w ing population of criminal offenders who return to their communities and commit new crimes
( 2 ) to rebuild ties between offenders and their families, while the offenders are incarcerated and after reentry into the community, to promote stable families and communities; ( 3 ) to encourage the development and support of, and to e x pand the availability of, evidence - based programs that enhance public safety and reduce recidivism, such as substance abuse treatment, alternatives to incarceration, and comprehen- sive reentry services; ( 4 ) to protect the public and promote law-abiding conduct by providing necessary services to offenders, while the offenders are incarcerated and after reentry into the community, in a manner that does not confer luxuries or privileges upon such offenders; ( 5 ) to assist offenders reentering the community from incar- ceration to establish a self-sustaining and law-abiding life by providing sufficient transitional services for as short of a period as practicable, not to exceed one year, unless a longer period is specifically determined to be necessary by a medical or other appropriate treatment professional; and ( 6 ) to provide offenders in prisons, j ails or juvenile facilities with educational, literacy, vocational, and job placement serv- ices to facilitate re-entry into the community. (b) FIND IN G S.— C ongress finds the following
(1)In2 0 02, over 7 ,000,000 people were incarcerated in Federal or State prisons or in local jails. N early 650,000 people are released from Federal and State incarceration into commu- nities nationwide each year. (2) There are over 3,200 jails throughout the U nited States, the vast majority of which are operated by county governments. E ach year, these jails will release more than 10,000,000 people back into the community. 42USC1750 1 .
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