United States · Bill · S
S. 1728 (115th)
Private Prison Information Act of 2017
Introduced
2 August 2017
Last action
2 August 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Private Prison Information Act of 2017 This bill specifies that a record related to a non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility must be considered a federal agency record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility must disclose information under FOIA unless the information is exempt from disclosure or the disclosure is prohibited by law. The term "non-federal prison, correctional, or detention facility" means: (1) a private prison, correctional, or detention facility; or (2) a state or local prison, jail, or other correctional or detention facility.
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Timeline
2 August 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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2 August 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 August 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Private Prison Information Act of 2019
- related to ← Private Prison Information Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1728
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1728
- us · 115-s-1728 · source updated 10 August 2026