State correctional facilities; participation of prisoners in employment & education program, report.

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State correctional facilities; participation of prisoners in employment and educational programs; reentry planning. Expands the program assignments in which the Director of the Department of Corrections may place a prisoner while such prisoner is confined in a state correctional facility. The bill requires the Director to place a prisoner in an appropriate program assignment within (i) 90 days of the arrival of a prisoner sentenced to a new term of confinement to a state correctional facility or…

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Who it affects

Formerly incarcerated or family of

Increases opportunities for prisoners to participate in employment and educational programs while incarcerated, potentially improving reentry prospects.

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Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Increases opportunities for prisoners to participate in employment and educational programs while incarcerated, potentially improving reentry prospects.
“Expands the program assignments in which the Director of the Department of Corrections may place a prisoner while such prisoner is confined in a state correctional facility.”· State correctional facilities; participation of prisoners in employment and educational programs; reentry planning.
“The bill requires the Director to place a prisoner in an appropriate program assignment within (i) 90 days of the arrival of a prisoner sentenced to a new term of confinement to a state correctional facility or…”· State correctional facilities; participation of prisoners in employment and educational programs; reentry planning.

What the Bill Does

Expands program assignment options for prisoners in state correctional facilities.
Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to place prisoners in appropriate program assignments within 90 days of arrival.

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