Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Read for Reentry Act of 2026”.
Read for Reentry Act of 2026
A BILL
To require a GAO study on State and Federal prison libraries, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 GAO Study
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on libraries and library services offered in State and Federal prisons, and submit to Congress a report, that—
includes a description of any library services provided in such prisons;
identifies any sources of funding for such libraries and library services;
includes the demographic information of all incarcerated individuals in State and Federal prisons that offer library services, including—
age;
race;
ethnicity;
gender identity;
level of education;
criminal background; and
length of incarceration;
identifies the prison recidivism rate for an individual released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services;
identifies the parole compliance rate for an individual released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services;
includes a description about workforce placement for individuals released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services;
identifies the rate of disciplinary infractions (as defined by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons) involving an incarcerated individual in a State or Federal prison that offers library services; and
includes any other relevant information or findings, as determined by the Comptroller General, with respect to such libraries and library services.