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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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