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Safer Detention Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1248| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2023
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (10)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Laphonza R. Butler (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safer Detention Act of 2023 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. Second, the bill expands eligibility for the compassionate release process to prisoners sentenced before November 1, 1987. 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.
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Timeline
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1296-1297)
  • April 20, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1296-1297)

Crime and Law Enforcement

Safer Detention Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1248| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2023
Safer Detention Act of 2023 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. Second, the bill expands eligibility for the compassionate release process to prisoners sentenced before November 1, 1987. 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.
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Timeline
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1296-1297)
  • April 20, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1296-1297)
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (10)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Laphonza R. Butler (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted