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S 4284 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2022

Introduced: May 19, 2022 Introduced by: Ossoff, Jon Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 19, 2022
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Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop policies and procedures for notifying next-of-kin or other emergency contacts in the event of the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in custody.

The bill requires DOJ to implement the policies and procedures at its detention agencies. Further, the bill requires DOJ to distribute model policies and procedures to state, territorial, tribal, and local detention agencies.

What's happening now May 19, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · May 19, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4284: Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4284/
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"S. 4284: Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4284/.
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S. 4284, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4284/.
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