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legislative priority · 2020

Encourage federal prisoners to join faith-based and job-training programs

Cornyn introduced the CORRECTIONS Act, which would encourage federal prisoners to participate in faith-based and job-training programs; participation is described as encouraged, not required. He presented the programs as a way to reduce repeat offending and said the bill aims to improve public safety and save taxpayer money.

Context: The source describes a bill he introduced; it does not establish that the bill became law or that this was a future campaign commitment.

In their own words

encouraging federal prisoners to participate in faith-based and job training programs that have been shown to reduce recidivism

The source

John Cornyn: guiding principles and policy positions ↗

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026