Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 28, 2014)
Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit subjecting a juvenile in federal custody in a juvenile facility to solitary confinement.
Requires the Director of the Board of Prisons to report annually to the President and Congress on: (1) the most recent data regarding the rate at which juveniles are subject to solitary confinement; and (2) the trends demonstrated by data on juveniles subjected to solitary confinement with regard to the types of offenses for which the juveniles were incarcerated, the race, gender, and age of such juveniles, how many hours such juveniles were subject to solitary confinement, and the purposes of the solitary confinement.
What just happenedApr 16, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 28, 2014
- Apr 16, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Feb 28, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Feb 28, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House