18-U.S.C.-4047
§4047 – Prison Impact Assessments
Pathway
Title 18 > Part III > Chapter 303 > Section 4047
Details
- Reference: Section 4047
- Legend: §4047 – Prison Impact Assessments
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Any submission of legislation by the Judicial or Executive branch which could increase or decrease the number of persons incarcerated in Federal penal institutions shall be accompanied by a prison impact statement (as defined in subsection (b)).
(b) The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the Sentencing Commission and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, prepare and furnish prison impact assessments under subsection (c) of this section, and in response to requests from Congress for information relating to a pending measure or matter that might affect the number of defendants processed through the Federal criminal justice system. A prison impact assessment on pending legislation must be supplied within 21 days of any request. A prison impact assessment shall include—
(1) projections of the impact on prison, probation, and post prison supervision populations;
(2) an estimate of the fiscal impact of such population changes on Federal expenditures, including those for construction and operation of correctional facilities for the current fiscal year and 5 succeeding fiscal years;
(3) an analysis of any other significant factor affecting the cost of the measure and its impact on the operations of components of the criminal justice system; and
(4) a statement of the methodologies and assumptions utilized in preparing the assessment.
(c) The Attorney General shall prepare and transmit to the Congress, by March 1 of each year, a prison impact assessment reflecting the cumulative effect of all relevant changes in the law taking effect during the preceding calendar year.
(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title II, §20402(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1824.)
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
18-U.S.C.-4008 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Prisons
In this entry about 18-U.S.C.-4008, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to prisons in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States prisons-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
18-U.S.C.-4001 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Criminal Law
In this entry about 18-U.S.C.-4001, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to criminal law in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States criminal law-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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