To place restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody.

United States115th CongressHR-901House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Mar 9, 2017

Summary

Official Summary

Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 or the MERCY Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm.

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Latest companion bill action

S-329: A bill to place restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    House of Representatives

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