12 2 STA T .68 6 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 9 9 — AP R .9 , 2008 (i)INGE NE RAL.—At t he e ndof e ac hfi s ca ly ea r, the D irector shall s ubm it to the C ommittee on the J udiciary of the S enate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the H ouse of R e p resentati v es a report containin g statistics demonstrating the relative reduc - tion in recidivism for inmates released by the B ureau of P risons w ithin that fiscal year and the 2 prior fiscal years, comparing inmates who participated in ma j or inmate programs (including residential drug treatment, vocational training, and prison industries) with inmates who did not participate in such programs. Such statistics shall be compiled separately for each such fiscal year. (ii) S COP E.—A report under this paragraph is not re q uired to include statistics for a fiscal year that begins before the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) M EA SU RE USE D .—In preparing the reports required by subparagraph (A), the Director shall, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, select a measure for recidivism (such as rearrest, reincarceration, or any other valid, evidence-based measure) that the Director considers appropriate and that is consistent with the research underta k en by the Bureau of Justice Statistics under section 2 41 (b)( 6 ). (C) G OALS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—After the Director submits the first report required by subparagraph (A), the Director shall establish goals for reductions in recidivism rates and shall work to attain those goals. (ii) CON T ENTS.— T he goals established under clause (i) shall use the relative reductions in recidivism meas- ured for the fiscal year covered by the first report required by subparagraph (A) as a baseline rate, and shall include— (I) a 5 -year goal to increase, at a minimum, the baseline relative reduction rate of recidivism by 2 percent
and (II)a1 0 -year goal to increase, at a minimum, the baseline relative reduction rate of recidivism by 5 percent within 10 fiscal years. (4) F OR M AT.—Any written information that the Bureau of Prisons provides to inmates for reentry planning purposes shall use common terminology and language. (5) MED I CAL CARE.—The Bureau of Prisons shall provide the U nited States Probation and Pretrial Services System with relevant information on the medical care needs and the mental health treatment needs of inmates scheduled for release from custody. The United States Probation and Pretrial Services System shall take this information into account when devel- oping supervision plans in an effort to address the medical care and mental health care needs of such individuals. The Bureau of Prisons shall provide inmates with a sufficient amount of all necessary medications (which will normally con- sist of, at a minimum, a 2-week supply of such medications) upon release from custody. (e) E NCOURAGEMENT O F EMPLO Y MENT OF FORMER PRISONERS.— The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of L abor,
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