Private Prison Information Act of 2023

United States118th CongressS-1983Senate
Updated: Jun 14, 2023

Summary

Private Prison Information Act of 2023 This bill specifies that a record related to a nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility must be considered a federal agency record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility must disclose information under FOIA unless the information is exempt from disclosure or the disclosure is prohibited by law. The term nonfederal prison, correctional, or detention facility means (1) a private prison, correctional, or detention facility; or (2) a state or local prison, jail, or other correctional or detention facility.

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Timeline

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HR-4133: Private Prison Information Act of 2023

Introduced in House

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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