Bill > S3747

This bill, the First Step Act of 2018, proposes several key provisions: It establishes a risk and needs assessment system to determine prisoners' risk of recidivism and needs, and requires the Bureau of Prisons to implement evidence-based recidivism reduction programs and provide incentives for prisoner participation, such as increased phone and visitation privileges and the opportunity to serve the remainder of their sentence in prerelease custody or supervised release. It requires the Bureau of Prisons to provide secure firearms storage and allow qualified law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms on prison premises. It prohibits the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners, with some exceptions, and requires training and reporting related to this provision. It makes changes to sentencing laws, including reducing mandatory minimums for prior drug felonies and broadening the existing "safety valve" provision to allow more low-level, non-violent offenders to receive reduced sentences. It reauthorizes and makes various amendments to the Second Chance Act of 2007 to support offender reentry programs. It includes several other provisions related to prisoner placement, employment, identification, mental health treatment, and data collection. Overall, the bill aims to implement evidence-based strategies to reduce recidivism and support successful reentry of federal prisoners.

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