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H.R.3227 - Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] (Introduced 07/13/2017)
Committees: House - Judiciary; Financial Services; Energy and Commerce; Homeland Security
Latest Action: House - 08/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)

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Summary: H.R.3227 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (07/13/2017)

Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017

This bill requires federal, state, and local governments to directly operate and perform core services at adult prisons and detention centers.

It reestablishes parole for eligible federal prisoners sentenced on or after January 1, 2017. (The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987.)

It requires financial service providers at prisons and detention centers to impose reasonable and proportional fees and charges for money transfer services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must assess such fees or charges.

The Federal Communications Commission must cap prison phone call rates and connection charges, require telecommunications providers to offer collect and debit account call services, restrict commission payments and ancillary charges, and require correctional facility administrators to allow more than one telecommunications provider.

The bill eliminates the requirement for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain at least 34,000 detention beds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must establish alternatives to detention programs and determine detention bed capacity based solely on detention needs.

DHS must conduct annual inspections and routine oversight of detention facilities.

The bill prohibits family detention; requires alternatives to detention programs for detained family units; and prohibits separating a family to detain a family member, except to detain an alien parent who is dangerous and inadmissible on terrorism grounds.

Finally, the bill establishes a private right of action for a person aggrieved by a violation of this bill.