Criminal Justice Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                       CONTACT:  Glenn Rushing

November 18, 2016                                                                                                                (202) 225-3816

Press Statement

                     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                  Contact: Michael J. McQuerry

                          September 28, 2016                                                                                    202-225-7080

Press Statement

CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE RESPONDS TO SHOOTING INCIDENT AT TOWNVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           Contact: Michael J. McQuerry

September 6, 2016                                                               202-225-7080

PRESS STATEMENT

What:          HR 5130 - The “Stop Infant Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016” or the “SIMARRA Act,” will permit the Bureau of Prisons to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system for pregnant offenders by establishing a pilot program of critical-stage, developmental nurseries in Federal prisons for children born to inmates.  The “SIMARRA Act” will decrease unprecedentedly high, current infant mortality rates and allow inmate mothers to provide healthy and safe gestation to protect their unborn, as well as bond with infants during thei