H.R. 1980 · 115th Congress
Private Prison Information Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2017-04-06
- Latest action
- 2017-05-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Private Prison Information Act of 2017
This bill specifies that a record related to a non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility that incarcerates federal prisoners is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the same manner as a record maintained by a federal prison or detention facility.
A non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility must disclose information under FOIA unless the information is exempt from disclosure or the disclosure is prohibited by law.