S 1207
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Community life and organization
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Mental health
Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021
Introduced: April 19, 2021
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Apr 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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