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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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 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.

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