Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry

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Vol. 83

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Part II

The President

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Executive Order 13826--Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention

and Improving Reentry

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The President

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Executive Order 13826 of March 7, 2018

Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention

and Improving Reentry

By the authority vested in me as President by the

Constitution and the laws of the United States of

America, and in order to maximize the impact of Federal

Government resources to keep our communities safe, it

is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Purpose. The Federal Government must reduce

crime, enhance public safety, and increase opportunity,

thereby improving the lives of all Americans. In 2016,

the violent crime rate in the United States increased

by 3.4 percent, the largest single-year increase since

1991. Additionally, in 2016, there were more than

17,000 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters in the

United States, a more than 20 percent increase in just

2 years. The Department of Justice, alongside State,

local, and tribal law enforcement, has focused its

efforts on the most violent criminals

1991. Additionally, in 2016, there were more than

17,000 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters in the

United States, a more than 20 percent increase in just

2 years. The Department of Justice, alongside State,

local, and tribal law enforcement, has focused its

efforts on the most violent criminals. Preliminary

statistics indicate that, in the last year, the

increase in the murder rate slowed and the violent

crime rate decreased.

To further improve public safety, we should aim not

only to prevent crime in the first place, but also to

provide those who have engaged in criminal activity

with greater opportunities to lead productive lives.

The Federal Government can assist in breaking this

cycle of crime through a comprehensive strategy that

addresses a range of issues, including mental health,

vocational training, job creation, after-school

programming, substance abuse, and mentoring.

Incarceration is necessary to improve public safety,

but its effectiveness can be enhanced through evidence-

based rehabilitation programs. These efforts will lower

recidivism rates, ease incarcerated individuals'

reentry into the community, reduce future incarceration

costs, and promote positive social and economic

outcomes.

o improve public safety,

but its effectiveness can be enhanced through evidence-

based rehabilitation programs. These efforts will lower

recidivism rates, ease incarcerated individuals'

reentry into the community, reduce future incarceration

costs, and promote positive social and economic

outcomes.

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States

to prioritize efforts to prevent youths and adults from

entering or reentering the criminal justice system.

While investigating crimes and prosecuting perpetrators

must remain the top priority of law enforcement, crime

reduction policy should also include efforts to prevent

crime in the first place and to lower recidivism rates.

These efforts should address a range of social and

economic factors, including poverty, lack of education

and employment opportunities, family dissolution, drug

use and addiction, mental illness, and behavioral

health conditions. The Federal Government must harness

and wisely direct its considerable resources and broad

expertise to identify and help implement improved crime

prevention strategies, including evidence-based

practices that reduce criminal activity among youths

and adults. Through effective coordination among

executive departments and agencies (agencies), the

Federal Government can have a constructive role in

preventing crime and in ensuring that the correctional

facilities in the United States prepare inmates to

successfully reenter communities as productive, law-

abiding members of society.

tion among

executive departments and agencies (agencies), the

Federal Government can have a constructive role in

preventing crime and in ensuring that the correctional

facilities in the United States prepare inmates to

successfully reenter communities as productive, law-

abiding members of society.

Sec. 3. Establishment of the Federal Interagency

Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry. (a)

There is hereby established the Federal Interagency

Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry

(Council), co-chaired by the Attorney General, the

Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and the

Senior Advisor to the President in charge of the White

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House Office of American Innovation, or their

respective designees. In addition to the Co-Chairs, the

Council shall include the heads of the following

entities, or their designees:

(i) The Department of the Treasury;

(ii) The Department of the Interior;

(iii) The Department of Agriculture;

(iv) The Department of Commerce;

(v) The Department of Labor;

(vi) The Department of Health and Human Services;

(vii) The Department of Housing and Urban Development;

(viii) The Department of Education;

(ix) The Department of Veterans Affairs;

(x) The Office of Management and Budget; and

(xi) The Office of National Drug Control Policy.

(b) As appropriate, and consistent with applicable

law, the Co-Chairs may invite representatives of other

agencies and Federal entities to participate in the

activities of the Council.

tion;

(ix) The Department of Veterans Affairs;

(x) The Office of Management and Budget; and

(xi) The Office of National Drug Control Policy.

(b) As appropriate, and consistent with applicable

law, the Co-Chairs may invite representatives of other

agencies and Federal entities to participate in the

activities of the Council.

(c) As appropriate, the Co-Chairs may invite

representatives of the judicial branch to attend and

participate in meetings of the Council.

(d) The Council shall engage with Federal, State,

local, and tribal officials, including correctional

officials, to carry out its objectives. The Council

shall also engage with key stakeholders, such as law

enforcement, faith-based and community groups,

businesses, associations, volunteers, and other

stakeholders that play a role in preventing youths and

adults from entering or reentering the criminal justice

system.

(e) The Attorney General, in consultation with the

Co-Chairs, shall designate an Executive Director, who

shall be a full-time officer or employee of the

Department of Justice, to coordinate the day-to-day

functions of the Council.

(f) The Co-Chairs shall convene a meeting of the

Council once per quarter.

(g) The Department of Justice shall provide such

funding and administrative support for the Council, to

the extent permitted by law and within existing

appropriations, as may be necessary for the performance

of its functions.

he Co-Chairs shall convene a meeting of the

Council once per quarter.

(g) The Department of Justice shall provide such

funding and administrative support for the Council, to

the extent permitted by law and within existing

appropriations, as may be necessary for the performance

of its functions.

(h) To the extent permitted by law, including the

Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535), and within existing

appropriations, other agencies may detail staff to the

Council, or otherwise provide administrative support,

in order to advance the Council's functions.

(i) The heads of agencies shall provide, as

appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, such

assistance and information as the Council may request

to implement this order.

Sec. 4. Recommendations and Report. (a) The Council

shall develop recommendations for evidence-based

programmatic and other reforms, with consideration and

acknowledgment of potential resource limitations, to:

(i) help prevent, through programs that reduce unlawful behavior (such as

mental and behavioral health services), youths and adults from engaging in

criminal activity;

ort. (a) The Council

shall develop recommendations for evidence-based

programmatic and other reforms, with consideration and

acknowledgment of potential resource limitations, to:

(i) help prevent, through programs that reduce unlawful behavior (such as

mental and behavioral health services), youths and adults from engaging in

criminal activity;

(ii) improve collaboration between Federal, State, local, and tribal

governments through dissemination of evidence-based best practices to

reduce the rate of recidivism. In identifying these practices, the Council

shall consider factors such as:

(A) inmates' access to education, educational testing, pre-

apprenticeships, apprenticeships, career and technical education training,

and work programs;

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(B) inmates' access to mentors and mentorship services during

incarceration and as they transition back into the community;

(C) inmates' access to mental and behavioral health services;

(D) treatment of substance abuse and addiction for inmates;

(E) documented trauma history assessments, victim services, violent crime

prevention, community-based trauma-informed programs, and domestic violence

and sexual violence support services;

(F) family support for inmates;

(G) available partnerships with law enforcement, faith-based and other

community organizations, businesses, associations, and other stakeholders,

especially through indirect funding mechanisms; and

(H) incentives for the private sector, small businesses, and other

nongovernmental entities to create job opportunities for individuals,

before and after they enter the criminal justice system, using existing tax

credit programs;

(iii) analyze effective ways to overcome barriers or disincentives to

participation in programs related to education, housing, job placement and

licensing, and other efforts to re-integrate offenders into society;

nesses, and other

nongovernmental entities to create job opportunities for individuals,

before and after they enter the criminal justice system, using existing tax

credit programs;

(iii) analyze effective ways to overcome barriers or disincentives to

participation in programs related to education, housing, job placement and

licensing, and other efforts to re-integrate offenders into society;

(iv) enhance coordination and reduce duplication of crime-prevention

efforts across the Federal Government in order to maximize effectiveness

and reduce costs to the taxpayer; and

(v) facilitate research in the areas described in this subsection,

including improved access to data for research and evaluation purposes.

(b) The Council shall develop and present to the

President, through the Assistant to the President for

Domestic Policy:

(i) an initial report, submitted within 90 days of the date of this order,

outlining a timeline and steps that will be taken to fulfill the

requirements of this order; and

(ii) a full report detailing the Council's recommendations, submitted

within 1 year of the date of this order, and status updates on their

implementation for each year this order is in effect. The Council shall

review and update its recommendations periodically, as appropriate, and

shall, through the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, present

to the President any updated findings.

Sec. 5. Revocation. The Presidential Memorandum of

April 29, 2016 (Promoting Rehabilitation and

Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals), is

hereby revoked.

Sec. 6. Termination. This order (with the exceptions of

sections 5 and 7) and the Council it establishes shall

terminate 3 years after the date of this order.

idential Memorandum of

April 29, 2016 (Promoting Rehabilitation and

Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals), is

hereby revoked.

Sec. 6. Termination. This order (with the exceptions of

sections 5 and 7) and the Council it establishes shall

terminate 3 years after the date of this order.

Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order

shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or

the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with

applicable law and subject to the availability of

appropriations.

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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,

create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,

enforceable at law or in equity by any party against

the United States, its departments, agencies, or

entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any

other person.

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