34 U.S.C. § 30304 — Prison rape prevention and prosecution

submitted 23 years ago by Pub. L. 108-79 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 174 words · no verdicts yet

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The National Institute of Corrections must run a national clearinghouse and training programs to help authorities prevent, investigate, and punish prison rape. It must report yearly to Congress and HHS, and Congress authorized $5 million per year through 2010.

(a) Information and assistance. A national clearinghouse is set up inside the National Institute of Corrections. It gives information and help to federal, state, and local authorities who are responsible for preventing, investigating, and punishing prison rape. The Institute must also run regular training and education programs for those same authorities. (b) Reports. By September 30 each year, the National Institute of Corrections must send a report to Congress and to the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics must also be able to see this report. The report must sum up what the Department of Justice did during the past year to reduce prison rape. (c) Authorization of appropriations. Congress authorized $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2004 through 2010 to carry out this section.

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(a) Information and assistance

(1) National clearinghouse

There is established within the National Institute of Corrections a national clearinghouse for the provision of information and assistance to Federal, State, and local authorities responsible for the prevention, investigation, and punishment of instances of prison rape.

(2) Training and education

The National Institute of Corrections shall conduct periodic training and education programs for Federal, State, and local authorities responsible for the prevention, investigation, and punishment of instances of prison rape.

(b) Reports

(1) In general

Not later than September 30 of each year, the National Institute of Corrections shall submit a report to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This report shall be available to the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

(2) Contents

The report required under paragraph (1) shall summarize the activities of the Department of Justice regarding prison rape abatement for the preceding calendar year.

There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2010 to carry out this section.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–79, § 5, Sept. 4, 2003, 117 Stat. 978.)

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2003Enacted · Pub. L. 108-79 · 117 Stat. 978

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