118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1248Safer Detention Act of 2023

A bill to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, and make other technical corrections.

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced Apr 20, 2023
Last action Apr 20, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands statutory authority for federal prisoners to be released before completing their sentences or to be placed in the community to serve the final portion of their sentences. First, the bill makes changes to the early release pilot program. The early release pilot program authorizes the Bureau of Prisons to release early and place on home confinement elderly offenders and terminally ill offenders who meet eligibility criteria. This bill expands eligibility to offenders serving time for an offense under the laws of the District of Columbia, expands eligibility to offenders who have served at least one-half (currently, two-thirds) of their prison term, reduces the amount of ti...

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Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.