# Plain Language Summary: District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act

## What This Bill Does

This bill requires the federal Bureau of Prisons to share information about certain prisoners with the Mayor of Washington, D.C. Specifically, it applies to people imprisoned in federal facilities who were originally sentenced under D.C. law (rather than federal law). Every 90 days, the Bureau of Prisons must provide the Mayor with basic details about these individuals, including their name, age, prison location, and expected release date. The Mayor can also request additional information that the Bureau of Prisons normally shares with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

## Who Is Affected

The bill primarily affects:
- **Returning citizens**: People from D.C. who are incarcerated in federal prisons and preparing for release
- **D.C. government**: The Mayor's office would receive prisoner information to help coordinate reentry services
- **Legal advocates and nonprofits**: Organizations providing legal help or reentry services to formerly incarcerated people would be allowed to access this information

## Key Provisions

The bill includes important privacy protections:
- **D.C. law enforcement cannot access this information** — the data cannot be shared with D.C. police or other law enforcement agencies
- **Limited sharing allowed** — only the Mayor's office, defense attorneys, and reentry/legal service organizations can receive the information
- **No external disclosure** — the information cannot be shared outside D.C. government (with limited exceptions)

The goal appears to be helping D.C. prepare support services for people returning from federal prison while protecting their privacy from law enforcement.

District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination ActThis bill requires that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) periodically provide the District of Columbia (DC) with information about individuals who are serving sentences in a BOP facility for DC felony convictions. (Generally, an individual who is convicted of a felony under DC laws serves the prison term in a BOP facility.)Every 90 days, BOP must provide DC with each individual's name, age, inmate registration number assigned by BOP, and scheduled release date, as well as the facility where the individual is housed.The information may be disclosed to (1) DC government agencies that are not law enforcement agencies; (2) legal representatives of incarcerated individuals, and (3) organizations that provide legal representation in criminal matters or in matters related to the reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals into their communities.