H.R.1889 - Private Prison Information Act of 2007

To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Private Prison Information Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. as introduced.

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05/11/11
H.R.1889: To amend the Internal Re...

A bill in the U.S. Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the excise tax on highway motor fuels, and for other p...

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05/14/10
CCA releases their 2010 first quar...

Corrections Corporation federal lobbying figures were recently released for the first quarter of 2010, and CCA was reported to have spent...

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11/07/08
Is America's Prison System Legaliz...

One need look no further than the millions the private prison industry has spent to stop just one piece of legislation - H.R.1889 The Pri...

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08/25/08
CONTRACTS

The Private Prison Information Act of 2007 (HR 1889) and (S. 2020) would require private prisons and other correctional facilities holdin...

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07/25/08
Private Prison Information Act of ...

hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, O...

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07/24/08
legislation, lawsuits seek to shin...

the private prison information act of 2007 (hr 1889), introduced by rep. tim holden, d-pa., would require private prisons and other corre...

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07/23/08
bills, lawsuits attempt to thwart ...

whether or not the lawsuits are successful, first amendment advocates are still hoping congress will pass the private prison information ...

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07/20/08
Legislation, lawsuits seek to shin...

The Private Prison Information Act of 2007 (HR 1889), introduced by Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa., would require private prisons and other corre...

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06/25/08
Federal Prisons

Federal Prisons. By acquiring the rights to property on Northwest Stallings Drive Thursday, a private development company seeking a contr...

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06/23/08
Congresspedia Preview: This Week i...

Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on H.R. 1889, Private Prison Information Act ...

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