Read for Reentry Act of 2026

This Act may be cited as the Read for Reentry Act of 2026.

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—

(1) includes a description of any library services provided in such prisons;

(2) identifies any sources of funding for such libraries and library services;

(3) includes the demographic information of all incarcerated individuals in State and Federal prisons that offer library services, including—

(A) age;

(B) race;

(C) ethnicity;

(D) gender identity;

(E) level of education;

(F) criminal background; and

(G) length of incarceration;

(4) identifies the prison recidivism rate for an individual released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services;

(5) identifies the parole compliance rate for an individual released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services;

(6) includes a description about workforce placement for individuals released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services;

(7) 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

(8) includes any other relevant information or findings, as determined by the Comptroller General, with respect to such libraries and library services.