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HR 2823 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Detention of persons Juvenile crime and gang violence

Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act

Introduced: June 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit solitary confinement for juveniles in federal custody at juvenile facilities.

The legislation requires the Board of Prisons to submit an annual report to the President and Congress that summarizes and analyzes data regarding the rate of juvenile solitary confinement and trends demonstrated by an analysis of each incarcerated juvenile's offense, race, gender, age, hours of solitary confinement, and purpose of solitary confinement.

What's happening now July 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 10, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 23, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2823: Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2823/
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"H.R. 2823: Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2823/.
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H.R. 2823, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2823/.
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