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Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021

Introduced: April 19, 2021 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 19, 2021
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Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021

This bill requires sentencing courts to consider a community-based alternative sentence in the case of certain individuals who are caretakers (e.g., parents).

Current law sets forth seven factors that sentencing courts must consider when imposing a sentence.

This bill establishes a new, eighth factor that courts must consider when imposing a sentence on a caretaker for a nonviolent offense. Specifically, courts must consider a community-based alternative sentence, which is a sentence that may require the defendant to complete or participate in community-based programming, counseling, or treatment.

What's happening now April 19, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2277 Identical bill Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1207: Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1207/
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"S. 1207: Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1207/.
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S. 1207, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1207/.
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