,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #g1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,ms4 
,warren7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to improve the treatment of ,federal 
prisoners who are primary caretaker     
parents1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,dignity ,act4  #b4 ,improving the  
treatment of primary caretaker parents  
and other individuals in ,federal       
prisons ,section #djea of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7i7   
,visitation rules ,the ,director shall  
promulgate regulations for visitation   
between prisoners who are primary       
caretaker parents and their family      
members under which-- 7#a7 a prisoner   
may receive visits not fewer than #f    
days per week1 which shall include      
,saturday and ,sunday2  7#b7 a covered  

institution shall be open for visitation
 for not fewer than #h hours per day2   
7#c7 a prisoner may have up to #e adult 
visitors and an unlimited number of     
child visitors per visit2 and  7#d7 a   
prisoner may have physical contact with 
visitors unless the prisoner presents an
 immediate physical danger to the       
visitors4  7j7 ,ombudsman ,the ,attorney
 ,general shall designate an ombudsman  
to oversee and monitor1 with respect to 
covered institutions-- 7#a7 prisoner    
transportation2  7#b7 use of segregated 
housing2  7#c7 strip searches of        
prisoners2 and  7#d7 civil rights       
violations4  7k7 ,telecommunications    
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director-- 7,a7  
may not charge a fee for a telephone    
call made by a prisoner2 and  7,b7 shall
 make videoconferencing available to    
prisoners in each covered institution   
free of charge4  7#b7 ,rule of          
construction ,nothing in paragraph      
7#a77;,b7 shall be construed to         
authorize the ,director to use          

videoconferencing as a substitute for   
in-person visits4  7l7 ,use of          
sex-,appropriate correctional officers  
7#a7 ,regulations ,the ,director shall  
make rules under which-- 7,a7 a         
correctional officer may not conduct a  
strip search of a prisoner of the       
opposite sex unless-- 7i7 the prisoner  
presents a risk of immediate harm to the
 prisoner or others1 and no other       
correctional officer of the same sex as 
the prisoner1 or medical staff1 is      
available to assist2 or  7ii7 the       
prisoner has previously requested that  
an officer of a different sex conduct   
searches2  7,b7 a correctional officer  
may not enter a restroom reserved for   
prisoners of the opposite sex unless--  
7i7 a prisoner in the restroom presents 
a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner
 or others2 or  7ii7 there is a medical 
emergency in the restroom and no other  
correctional officer of the appropriate 
sex is available to assist2  7,c7 a     
transgender prisoner's sex shall be     

determined according to the sex with    
which the prisoner identifies2 and  7,d7
 a correctional officer may not search  
or physically examine a prisoner for the
 sole purpose of determining the        
prisoner's genital status or sex4  7#b7 
,relation to other laws ,nothing in     
paragraph 7#a7 shall be construed to    
affect the requirements under the       
,prison ,rape ,elimination ,act of #bjjc
 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcja et seq474  4  #c4
 ,overnight visit pilot program  7a7    
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term ,director means the ,director of  
the ,bureau of ,prisons2  7#b7 the term 
primary caretaker parent has the meaning
 given the term in section #caijc of the
 ,family ,united ,demonstration ,project
 ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbdb72 and  7#c7 
the term prisoner means an individual   
who is incarcerated in a ,federal penal 
or correctional institution4  7b7 ,pilot
 program ,the ,director shall carry out 
a pilot program under which prisoners   
who are primary caretaker parents and   

meet eligibility criteria established by
 the ,director may receive overnight    
visits from family members4  7c7        
,eligibility criteria ,in establishing  
eligibility criteria for the pilot      
program under subsection 7b71 the       
,director shall-- 7#a7 require that a   
prisoner have displayed good behavior2  
and  7#b7 prohibit participation by any 
prisoner who has been convicted of a    
crime of violence 7as defined in section
 #af of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
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