SIMARRA Act
Last action on May 17, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homelan...
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Summary
Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016 or the SIMARRA Act
This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to establish a pilot program to allow incarcerated women who give birth and children born during such incarceration to reside together in a separate prison housing unit.
It sets forth inmate eligibility criteria and program participation requirements.
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