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H.R. 2450: Help Create Transparency and Fiscal Accountability in Privately-Owned Federal Prisons Co-Sponsor the Private Prison Information

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Shelia Jackson Lee had introduced this Bill. They are seeking congressional co-sponsors. Help Create Transparency and Fiscal Accountability in Privately-Owned Federal Prisons Co-Sponsor the Private Prison Information Act, H.R. 2450 Current Co-Sponsors (11): Berry, Brady, D. Davis, Carney, Holden, Kilpatrick, LoBiondo, Meeks, D. Moore, Murtha, and Payne Dear Colleague: I invite you to join me in supporting legislation that seeks to provide transparency and public accountability for privately-operated prisons that house federal prisoners. The Private Prison Information Act, H.R. 2450, requires non Federal prisons and correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on December 15, 2009 (boomark / email).