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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 42020 Village Center Plaza |
Address2 | Suite 120-200 |
City | Stone Ridge |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20105 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Chantilly |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20152 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 91650-176
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6. House ID# 368070010
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Greg Mitchell |
Date | 4/19/2018 11:25:12 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Made contacts in support of:
HR 3356, the Prison Reform and Redemption Act. A bill to provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, and for other purposes.
oThe Redemption Act would establish a post-sentencing risk- and needs-assessment system in federal prisons. Under this system, prisoners would be able to participate in individualized, evidence-based programs to reduce their risk of reoffending.
oThe bill would enable the Bureau of Prisons to incentivize prisoners to participate in recidivism-reduction activities by allowing them to serve the final days of their sentences in halfway houses or home confinement. The bill would provide for a transition back into their communities following their time of federal incarceration.
S 1917, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. A bill to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and for other purposes. The legislation permits more judicial discretion at sentencing for offenders with minimal criminal histories and helps inmates successfully reenter society, while tightening penalties for violent criminals and preserving key prosecutorial tools for law enforcement.
oThe Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 narrows the scope of mandatory minimum prison sentences to focus on the most serious drug offenders and violent criminals, while broadening and establishing new outlets for individuals with minimal non-violent criminal histories that may trigger mandatory minimum sentences under current law.
oThe bill also reduces certain mandatory minimums and provides judges with greater discretion when determining appropriate sentences.
oUnder the bill, courts must first review eligible inmates individual cases, including criminal histories and conduct while incarcerated, before determining whether a sentence reduction is appropriate.
oImportantly, the bill preserves cooperation incentives to aid law enforcement in tracking down kingpins and stiffens penalties for individuals convicted of serious violent felonies.
oIn addition, the bill establishes recidivism reduction programs to help prepare low-risk inmates to successfully re-enter society.
oQualifying inmates may receive reductions to their sentences through time credits upon successful completion of recidivism reduction programming.
oThe bill also makes retroactive the Fair Sentencing Act and certain statutory reforms that address inequities in drug sentences. Courts must first review each eligible inmates case on an individualized basis, including criminal history and conduct while incarcerated, before determining whether a sentence reduction is appropriate.
S 1994, the CORRECTIONS Act. A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, and for other purposes.
oThe Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System (CORRECTIONS) Act is based on successful criminal justice reforms from states like Rhode Island and Texas that have lowered recidivism rates, reduced crime, and saved taxpayer dollars.
oRisk Assessment: The bill requires the Department of Justice to develop risk assessment tools that will assess the recidivism risk of all eligible offenders.
oReducing Prison Spending: The bill focuses limited Bureau of Prison resources on those most likely to commit future crimes and shifts lower-risk inmates to less restrictive conditions, reducing prison costs and freeing up resources for law enforcement.
oExpanded Recidivism-Reduction Programming: The bill requires the Bureau of Prisons to provide evidence-based recidivism reduction programming to all eligible offenders.
oPartnerships with Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations: To promote efficient and effective recidivism reduction programming, the Bureau of Prisons must partner with private organizations, including non-profits, to enhance existing efforts.
oCredit toward Prerelease Custody: To incentivize inmates to reduce their risk profile, the bill allows eligible inmates who successfully complete recidivism reduction programs to earn credit toward time in pre-release custody, but excludes serious violent criminals.
oImproving Prisoner Reentry: The bill requires the federal probation office to begin planning for eligible offenders reentry at the beginning of the inmates sentence and requires the Justice Department to implement reentry pilot projects across the country.
oCorrectional Officer Self-Protection Provision: The bill requires the warden of every federal prison facility to provide a secure storage facility for guards to secure firearms.
oNational Criminal Justice Commission: The bill creates a national commission to review every aspect of the nations criminal justice system, which was last done in 1965.
Also made contacts in support of:
Second Chance Reauthorization Act: this legislation builds on the success of the original Second Chance Act, which Congress passed with strong bipartisan support and President George W. Bush signed it into law in 2008. Re-entry services have been improved, which has resulted in a reduction in recidivism and helped ensure a successful return to society for prisoners who have completed their sentence. More than 100,000 men, women, and youth returning home from prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities have benefited from Second Chance grants providing career training, mentoring, family-based substance abuse treatment, and other evidence-based reentry programs.
The bill revises and reauthorizes grant programs for offender reentry demonstration projects; family-based substance abuse treatment; and evaluating and improving educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities.
Additionally, the legislation renames, revises, and reauthorizes grant programs for technology career training demonstration projects and reentry mentoring services; reauthorizes offender reentry research and the grant program for offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration; and reauthorizes and modify eligibility for an elderly offender early release pilot program.
Finally, it amends the federal criminal code to establish partnerships between prisons and faith- or community-based nonprofit organizations to conduct activities to reduce recidivism.
Fair Chance Hiring: the Fair Chance Act passed out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee in May 2017, the second year that it has moved through the committee process. Similar legislation has been introduced in the House.
The bill would prohibit federal agencies and contractors from requesting that applicants for employment disclose their criminal history before receiving a conditional offer.
This prohibition would not apply to positions where disclosure of a criminal history is required by law or positions with law enforcement or national security duties and other positions that require access to classified info.
Women in Prison: The Dignity Act makes important reforms to improve the current treatment of incarcerated women in federal prisons, by focusing on their specific needs.
In addition to banning the shackling of pregnant women (as does the Redemption Act), the bill provides certain feminine hygiene and health care products for free.
Further, it allows for consideration of the location of children when making placement decisions; provides greater visitation rights for incarcerated women in an effort to keep families together; increases parenting classes and gender-specific programming in our federal prisons; allows parents to enroll in drug abuse programs provided by prison facilities; and requires BOP to provide trauma-informed training for correctional officers working with women.
Expungement: the RENEW Act would expand expungement opportunities for some individuals convicted of first-time federal drug possession. Criminal records often prevent ex-offenders from successfully re-entering the workforce.
This bill would expand the eligibility of those seeking an expungement order, promote opportunities for young former offenders and increase access to employment.
Clean Slate: Similar to expungement, Clean Slate would reduce the collateral consequences associated with a criminal conviction.
Legislation could automatically seal old, low-level, nonviolent offenses for those who remain crime free for a set period of time. Records in cases with no conviction could be sealed as a matter of course. This reduces unnecessary bureaucratic barriers that prevent a successful, long-term re-entry into communities.
Drivers License Revocations: the bipartisan Better Drive Act would repeal a section of federal transportation law that compels states to suspend drivers licenses for drug offenses after individuals have already served their prison sentence. There is strong evidence that lack of access to a drivers license harms re-entry efforts as many job opportunities require transportation. A majority of states (38) have already opted out of this law.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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