Sec. 104. Report
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Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of 7 years, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives that contains the following: A summary of the activities and accomplishments of the Attorney General in carrying out this Act.
A summary and assessment of the types and effectiveness of the recidivism reduction programs and productive activities in prisons operated by the Bureau of Prisons, including— evidence about which programs and activities have been shown to reduce recidivism; the capacity of each program and activity at each prison, including the number of prisoners along with the recidivism risk of each prisoner enrolled in each program; and identification of any gaps or shortages in capacity of such programs and activities.
Rates of recidivism among individuals who have been released from Federal prison, based on the following criteria: The primary offense charged. The length of the sentence imposed and served. The Bureau of Prisons facility or facilities in which the prisoner’s sentence was served. The recidivism reduction programming that the prisoner successfully completed, if any. The prisoner’s assessed and reassessed risk of recidivism. The status of prison work programs at facilities operated by the Bureau of Prisons, including— a strategy to expand the availability of such programs without reducing job opportunities for workers in the United States who are not in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, including the feasibility of prisoners manufacturing products purchased by Federal agencies that are manufactured overseas; an assessment of the feasibility of expanding such programs, consistent with the strategy required under subparagraph (A), with the goal that 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, not less than 75 percent of eligible lower-risk offenders have the opportunity to participate in a prison work program for not less than 20 hours per week; and a detailed discussion of legal authorities that would be useful or necessary to achieve the goals described in subparagraphs
(A)and (B). An assessment of the Bureau of Prisons’ compliance with section 3621(h) of title 18, United States Code. An assessment of progress made toward carrying out the purposes of this title, including any savings associated with— the transfer of prisoners into prerelease custody under section 3624(g) of title 18, United States Code, as added by this title, including savings resulting from the avoidance or deferral of future construction, acquisition, and operations costs; and any decrease in recidivism that may be attributed to the implementation of the System or the increase in recidivism reduction programs and productive activities required by this title and the amendments made by this title. Recommendations for how to reinvest any savings into other Federal, State, and local law enforcement activities and expansions of recidivism reduction programs and productive activities in the Bureau of Prisons.