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

United States115th CongressS-329Senate
Updated: Feb 7, 2017

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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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

HR-901: To place restrictions on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody.

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

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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