Private Prison Information Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 6/14/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-06-14Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-14 (00)
Private Prison Information Act of 2023
This bill specifies that a record related to a nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility must be considered a federal agency record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
A nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility must disclose information under FOIA unless the information is exempt from disclosure or the disclosure is prohibited by law.
The term nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility means (1) a private prison, correctional, or detention facility; or (2) a state or local prison, jail, or other correctional or detention facility.
Cosponsors (15)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
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