42 U.S.C. § 1997g : US Code - Section 1997G: Priorities for use of funds

Search 42 U.S.C. § 1997g : US Code - Section 1997G: Priorities for use of funds

It is the intent of Congress that deplorable conditions in
institutions covered by this subchapter amounting to deprivations
of rights protected by the Constitution or laws of the United
States be corrected, not only by litigation as contemplated in this
subchapter, but also by the voluntary good faith efforts of
agencies of Federal, State, and local governments. It is the
further intention of Congress that where Federal funds are
available for use in improving such institutions, priority should
be given to the correction or elimination of such unconstitutional
or illegal conditions which may exist. It is not the intent of this
provision to require the redirection of funds from one program to
another or from one State to another.