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HR 7227 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Detention of persons Government studies and investigations Law enforcement administration and funding

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008

Introduced: September 29, 2008 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 29, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008 - Requires states that receive certain criminal justice assistance grants to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison. Imposes penalties on states that fail to comply with such reporting requirements.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) study the information obtained from states relating to deaths in custody; and (2) collect information regarding the death of any person in custody for each fiscal year.

What's happening now September 29, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2908 Related bill Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2007
  • HR 3971 Related bill Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7227: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7227/
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"H.R. 7227: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7227/.
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H.R. 7227, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7227/.
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