The legislation creates a national commission. twothirds of whose members are State and local government representatives. and onethird of whom are representatives of the Federal Government. The Commission is intended to serve as a forum for anticipating and recognizing issues related to the impact of Federal policies and decisions on State and local criminal justice systems. Such issues arise. for example. when there are changes in FBI or DEA priorities. refugee policies. or border control measures. Such impact may also derive from patterns of Federal court actions involving prison and jails. or from legislation. such as the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act. In response to negative impacts. the Commission should identify and propose appropriate offsetting measures. For example. Federal prisons might house persons convicted in State courts of crimes for which there is concurrent jurisdiction. or prisoner exchange treaty processes might be made available to remove appropriate noncitizens from State prisons. Another possibility would be the offering of presently unneeded military. Forest Service. or other Federal properties for use as minimum security correctional facilities.
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