A bill to place restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody.
USA115th CongressS-329| Senate
| Updated: 2/7/2017
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (8)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-901Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment studies and investigationsJuvenile crime and gang violenceMental health
A bill to place restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody.
USA115th CongressS-329| Senate
| Updated: 2/7/2017
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-901Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (8)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
Related Bills
- S 115-827: A bill to provide for the sealing or expungement of records relating to Federal nonviolent criminal offenses, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-901: To place restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody.
- HR 115-1906: To provide for the sealing or expungement of records relating to Federal nonviolent criminal offenses, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment studies and investigationsJuvenile crime and gang violenceMental health