This bill directs the federal Bureau of Prisons to house certain District of Columbia residents in facilities located within 250 miles of Washington, D.C., beginning two years after the law takes effect. The requirement applies to people sentenced under D.C. law who were residents of the District at the time of sentencing, making it easier for them to maintain family and community ties during incarceration and to prepare for reentry. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons can place individuals farther away only in extraordinary circumstances, and must report those decisions to Congress within 30 days. The bill does not prevent the use of prerelease custody or supervised release programs that may operate outside this geographic boundary. The bill contains no specific funding amounts but establishes a new geographic placement standard to improve reentry outcomes for D.C. residents in federal custody.
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