12 2 STA T .690PUBLIC LA W 110 – 199 — AP R .9 , 200 8SEC.23 2. BUR E A U OFP R I SO N SPO L IC Y ON RES T RAININ G OF FE M ALE PRISONERS. Notla t er t h a n1y ear a f ter the d ate of ena c t m ent of th isA ct , the Attorney G eneral shall s ub mit to C on g ress a re p ort on the practices and policies of agencies w ithin the D epartment of J ustice relating to the use of physical restraints on pregnant female prisoners during pregnancy, labor, deli v ery of a child, or post - delivery recuperation, including the number of instances occurring after the date of enactment of this Act in which physical restraints are used on such prisoners, the reasons for the use of the physical restraints, the length of time that the physical restraints were used, and the security concerns that j ustified the use of the physical restraints .CHAPTER2— REE N TR Y RE S EARCH SEC. 2 41 . OFFEN D ER REENTRY RESEARC H . ( a ) N ATION A LI N S TIT U T E O F JUSTI C E. —T he National Institute of Justice may conduct research on juvenile and adult offender reentry, including— (1) a study identifying the number and characteristics of minor children who have had a parent incarcerated, and the li k elihood of such minor children becoming adversely involved in the criminal justice system some time in their lifetime
( 2 ) a study identifying a mechanism to compare rates of recidivism (including rearrest, violations of parole, probation, post-incarceration supervision, and reincarceration) among S tates; and ( 3 ) a study on the population of offenders released from custody who do not engage in recidivism and the characteristics (housing, employment, treatment, family connection) of that population. (b) B U R EAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS.—The Bureau of Justice Statistics may conduct research on offender reentry, including— (1) an analysis of special populations (including prisoners with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, female offenders, juvenile offenders, offenders with limited E nglish proficiency, and the elderly) that present uni q ue reentry chal- lenges; (2) studies to determine which offenders are returning to prison, jail, or a juvenile facility and which of those returning offenders represent the greatest risk to victims and community safety; (3) annual reports on the demographic characteristics of the population reentering society from prisons, jails, and juve- nile facilities; ( 4 ) a national recidivism study every 3 years; ( 5 ) a study of parole, probation, or post-incarceration super- vision violations and revocations; and ( 6 ) a study concerning the most appropriate measure to be used when reporting recidivism rates (whether rearrest, reincarceration, or any other valid, evidence-based measure). SEC. 242. GRANTS TO STUDY PAROLE OR POST - INCARCERATION SUPER V ISION VIOLATIONS AND REVOCATIONS. (a) GRANTS AUT H ORI Z E D .— F rom amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General may make grants 42USC175 52 . 42 USC 17551. Deadlin e. R e ports .
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