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S 2807 113th Congress Senate 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 2013

Introduced: September 15, 2014 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 15, 2014
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Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 [sic]- 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, arrested, 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 head of each federal law enforcement agency to report to the Attorney General annually certain information regarding the death of any person who: (1) is detained or arrested by any officer of such agency (or by any state or local law enforcement officer for purposes of a federal law enforcement operation); or (2) is en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained, at any federal correctional facility or federal pretrial detention facility located within the United States or any other facility pursuant to a contract with or used by such agency.

Requires the Attorney General to study such information and report on means by which it can be used to reduce the number of such deaths.

What's happening now September 15, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1447 Identical bill Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Dec 10, 2014
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 9, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2807: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2807/
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"S. 2807: Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2807/.
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S. 2807, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2807/.
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