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Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act of 2020

Introduced: September 1, 2020 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 1, 2020
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Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act of 2020

This bill restricts the use of solitary confinement for inmates in federal custody, including by requiring hearings and other procedures for an inmate to contest placement in solitary confinement.

What's happening now September 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
Perlmutter, Ed
· Dec 2, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 23, 2020
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 6, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8155: Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8155/
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"H.R. 8155: Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8155/.
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