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The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018

Introduced: May 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 8, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018

This bill establishes the National Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Commission: (1) to study the impact of solitary confinement in correctional facilities on governments, communities, and social institutions; (2) to report findings; and (3) to recommend national standards to reduce the use of solitary confinement.

The bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish national standards to reduce solitary confinement in correctional facilities.

The Bureau of Prisons must comply with the national standards immediately.

A state or local government must certify compliance with the national standards to be eligible for DOJ-administered grant program funding to construct, maintain, or operate correctional facilities.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 28
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 5, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· May 16, 2018
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 10, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 10, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 9, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 9, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 8, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 8, 2018
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 8, 2018
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 8, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 8, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 8, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 8, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 8, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 8, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 8, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 8, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 8, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 8, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 8, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 8, 2018
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 8, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 8, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 8, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 8, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 8, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 8, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 8, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 8, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5710: The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5710/
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"H.R. 5710: The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5710/.
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H.R. 5710, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5710/.
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