3.0.0 719 2022-11-01T17:17:23Z 2022-11-01T17:17:23Z Senate S 2019-03-07 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T20:40:31Z 2019-03-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-03-07 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-03-07 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-03-07 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-03-07 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-03-07 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-03-07 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2020-03-04 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Assault and harassment offenses Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Department of Justice Disability and paralysis Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations HIV/AIDS Health personnel Intergovernmental relations Juvenile crime and gang violence Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Women's health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-21T15:40:27Z Solitary Confinement Reform Act

This bill establishes standards for the use of solitary confinement at federal prisons.

It generally limits the use of solitary confinement to situations that meet certain criteria, including confinement for the briefest term and the least restrictive conditions practicable. It also limits the use of solitary confinement for certain categories of inmates, including pregnant women and individuals with serious mental illness.

The bill requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to do the following:

  • establish a transitional process for inmates in solitary confinement,
  • provide comprehensive mental health evaluations for inmates in solitary confinement,
  • train employees on mental illness and the psychological effects of solitary confinement, and
  • report annually on the use of solitary confinement.

It establishes, within the BOP, an Office of the Civil Rights Ombudsman.

Finally, it establishes a solitary confinement resource center within the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.

]]> Solitary Confinement Reform Act Display Title Solitary Confinement Reform Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Solitary Confinement Reform Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to reform the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s719is/xml/BILLS-116s719is.xml 2019-03-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.