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PS 526

Para establecer la “Ley para el Fortalecimiento Familiar y la Reinserción Social de Personas Confinadas” con el fin de incorporar módulos educativos que incluyan el fortalecimiento familiar y los valores en la rehabilitación como requisito para las personas confinadas que están siendo consideradas para programas de desvío o libertad bajo palabra ; y para otros fines relacionados.

2025-2028 Session

Creates educational modules on family strengthening and values-based rehabilitation for incarcerated individuals, making participation a factor in parole or diversion eligibility.

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Bill Summary · PS 526

Summary — PS 526

Title (original): Para establecer la “Ley para el Fortalecimiento Familiar y la Reinserción Social de Personas Confinadas” con el fin de incorporar módulos educativos que incluyan el fortalecimiento familiar y los valores en la rehabilitación como requisito para las personas confinadas que están siendo consideradas para programas de desvío o libertad bajo palabra; y para otros fines relacionados.

Overview / Purpose

PS 526 would create a statutory framework to incorporate structured educational modules on family strengthening and values-based rehabilitation into correctional programming. The stated goal is to make these modules part of the rehabilitation process and a requirement for incarcerated persons who are being considered for diversion programs or parole (libertad bajo palabra), with the broader aim of improving social reintegration and reducing recidivism.

Key provisions (based on bill title and available actions)

  • Requires correctional authorities to develop and offer educational modules that address:
    • Family strengthening (skills to repair/maintain family relationships, parenting, communication)
    • Personal and civic values relevant to reintegration (responsibility, conflict resolution, prosocial behaviors)
  • Makes completion (or active participation) in those modules a prerequisite or a considered factor when assessing eligibility for diversion programs or parole.
  • Establishes that rehabilitative programming with these modules be integrated into existing rehabilitation tracks for persons confined.
  • Anticipates roles for correctional staff, program providers, and possibly social services or community partners in curriculum delivery.
  • Likely includes provisions for recordkeeping, documentation of participation, and coordination with parole/diversion decision-makers (exact administrative details not available in the summary text).
  • “Y para otros fines relacionados” indicates additional administrative, oversight, or implementation provisions may be included in the full text.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Persons confined in correctional facilities who are candidates for diversion or parole — their eligibility assessments would incorporate program participation/completion.
  • Secondary: Correctional institutions and staff (responsible for implementing programs), community rehabilitation providers, parole boards or diversion program administrators, incarcerated persons’ families.
  • Fiscal impact: Potential costs for curriculum development, staff training, program delivery, and monitoring; possible savings if recidivism is reduced (not quantified here).

Implementation & procedural notes

  • Introduced (radicado): 2025-04-10.
  • Committee actions: Referred to committee(s) upon introduction; 1st committee report with amendments issued 2025-06-25.
  • Senate action: Approved with amendments in committee and on the floor; placed on Senate special orders and passed final Senate vote 2025-09-15. Final approval text sent to the House same day.
  • House action: Appeared in first reading 2025-09-25 and was referred to committee(s) (status: referred to committee(s) in the House).

Considerations / Observations

  • The summary above is based on the bill title and legislative actions provided; the full bill text is needed to state precise obligations, enforcement mechanisms, timelines, funding sources, exemption clauses, and reporting requirements.
  • Key implementation issues to watch in committee review: funding/appropriations for program rollout, standards for curriculum and instructor qualifications, measures of effectiveness, and how parole/diversion decisions will weigh module completion.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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