,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #b1 #bjbj,mr4    
,lewis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to enc\rage ! placem5t (  
releas$ ,f$]al prison]s 9 resid5tial    
re5try c5t]s ne> _! homes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,community ,re5try ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7    
,rese>*]s f9d t visitation f family &   
community memb]s help mitigate          
recidivism rates among inc>c]at$        
individuals4 ,remov+ geographical b>ri]s
 = inmates hop+ to /ay 9 t\* ) _!       
families or memb]s ( _! community may   
help l[] recidivism rates4 ,^! cont9u$  
relation%ips alleviate ! risk ( *all5ges
 su* z unemploym5t1 homelessness1 & debt
 ^u release4  7#b7 ,9 a /udy ( inmates  
jail$ close to home1 ! ,v]a ,in/itute ( 
,ju/ice f\nd t mo/ p>ticipants rely on  
family support to /ay (f ( drugs &      

ma9ta9 requirem5ts ( p>ole z well z c>e 
= *ildr54  7#c7 ,accord+ to ! ,v]a /udy1
 m ?an #hj p]c5t ( jail$ respond5ts rely
 on family = support & m ?an #gj p]c5t  
rely on fri5ds4 ,ev5 :ile inc>c]at$1    
inmates cont9ue to rely heavily on _!   
family & community outside ( prison =   
basic ne$s & survival4  7#d7 ,family    
memb]s report t di/ance is ! greate/    
b>ri] to visit+ inc>c]at$ relatives :ile
 co/s1 su* z transportation1 foll[s4 ,by
 remov+ geographical & co/ b>ri]s1      
family memb]s ( ! inc>c]at$ may h an    
opportunity to ma9ta9 a relation%ip ) _!
 inc>c]at$ lov$ "o4  7#e7 ,inc>c]at$    
p]sons %\ld be af=d$ opportunities to   
*ange & heal4 ,/r5g!n+ relation%ips     
betwe5 inmates & ! family & community   
memb]s !y h left beh9d w help decrease  
recidivism rates & heal fragm5t$        
familial & community relation%ips4  #c4 
,pr]elease cu/ody ,section #cfbd7;c77#a7
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3        
,subject to ! availability (            

appropriations & ( b$ space             
availability1 ! ,director %all place a  
prison] 9 a resid5tial re5try c5t] t is 
)9 #ej miles ( ! prison]'s previ\s or   
anticipat$ p]man5t legal address1 except
 :5 ! prison] waives 8 "r to be plac$ 9 
su* a c5t] = reasons su* z-- 7,a7 safety
 ( ! prison] or 8 family2  7,b7 physical
 or m5tal heal?2 or  7,c7 any o!r reason
 deem$ to be acceptable by ! ,director4 
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