HR 1885
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1885
To require that State and local pretrial services agencies receiving
Federal financial assistance report to the Department of Justice on defendants
released by such agencies, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2011
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOREN, Mr. BARTLETT,
Mr. CARTER, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. BENISHEK) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require that State and local pretrial services agencies receiving
Federal financial assistance report to the Department of Justice on defendants
released by such agencies, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Citizens Right to Know Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Monthly Report on Agency Operations- Not later than the last day of each
month, a State or local pretrial services agency that receives Federal financial
assistance shall submit to the Attorney General a report that includes the
following:
(1) The number of individuals reviewed for pretrial release by that agency
during the reporting period.
(2) The number of indigent individuals reviewed for pretrial release by
that agency during the reporting period.
(3) The number of individuals assigned to pretrial services by that agency
during the reporting period, and the name of each such individual.
(4) The number of indigent individuals accepted into a pretrial release
program by that agency during the reporting period, and the name of each
such individual.
(5) A list of each charge filed against each individual accepted into a
pretrial release program by that agency during the reporting period.
(6) A list of all prior criminal convictions of each individual accepted
into a pretrial release program by that agency during the reporting period.
(7) A list of the court appearances required of each individual accepted
into a pretrial release program by that agency during the reporting period.
(8) A list of each instance during the reporting period on which an individual
accepted into a pretrial release program by that agency failed to appear
at a scheduled court appearance.
(9) A list of all warrants issued or arrests made during the reporting period
of each individual accepted into a pretrial release program by that agency.
(b) Annual Report on Agency Budget- Not later than the last day of the fiscal
year in which this Act is enacted, and annually thereafter, a State or local
pretrial services agency that receives Federal financial assistance shall
submit to the Attorney General a report that contains information on that
agency's budget for that year.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
(1) The term `State or local pretrial services agency' means any government
entity which provides pretrial services or any private non-profit entity
contracted with to do the same.
(2) The term `Federal financial assistance' has the meaning given such term
in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code.
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