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- To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.
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2021-04-23
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  - Related bill
CRS

- COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
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3669
HR
2022-11-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2021-06-08
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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S. 312, COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58109
As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 8, 2021
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Administrative remedies
- Aging
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Detention of persons
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government studies and investigations
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Judicial review and appeals
- Lawyers and legal services
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Crime and Law Enforcement
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2021-02-12
Introduced in Senate
2021-12-16T22:37:09Z
COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
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 time an offender must serve by the good time credits earned by the offender, and
- creates a judicial review process for prisoners and shortens the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Second, the bill modifies the compassionate release process. The compassionate release process authorizes federal courts to reduce a prisoner's sentence and impose a term of probation or supervised released in certain circumstances. This bill
- expands eligibility to prisoners sentenced before November 1, 1987,
- specifies that vulnerability to COVID-19 is a basis for compassionate release, and
- shortens the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2021-06-08
Reported to Senate
2022-05-25T15:48:36Z
COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
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 which 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,
- reduces the amount of time an offender must serve by the good time credits earned by the offender, and
- creates a judicial review process for prisoners.
Second, the bill modifies the compassionate release process which authorizes federal courts to reduce a prisoner's sentence and impose a term of probation or supervised released in certain circumstances. This bill
- expands eligibility to prisoners sentenced before November 1, 1987; and
- specifies that vulnerability to COVID-19 is a basis for compassionate release.
Regarding the judicial review of these release authorities, the bill also (1) authorizes federal courts to appoint counsel to assist defendants, (2) applies statutory rights for crime victims to these proceedings, and (3) shortens the waiting period during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study postrelease, probation, and pretrial services, including recent changes.
Finally, the bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to request resources to address staffing needs in each judicial district, including resources that may be necessary as a result of this bill.

COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
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COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
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A bill to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, provide for compassionate release based on COVID-19 vulnerability, shorten the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic, and make other technical corrections.
Introduced in Senate
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COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
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COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
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- Reported to Senate
2021-06-08T04:00:00Z
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- Introduced in Senate
2021-02-12T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s312is/xml/BILLS-117s312is.xml
2021-06-08
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
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