Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 15, 2014)
Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 [sic]- Requires states that receive certain criminal justice assistance grants to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, arrested, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison. Imposes penalties on states that fail to comply with such reporting requirements.
Requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to report to the Attorney General annually certain information regarding the death of any person who: (1) is detained or arrested by any officer of such agency (or by any state or local law enforcement officer for purposes of a federal law enforcement operation); or (2) is en route to be incarcerated or detained, or is incarcerated or detained, at any federal correctional facility or federal pretrial detention facility located within the United States or any other facility pursuant to a contract with or used by such agency.
Requires the Attorney General to study such information and report on means by which it can be used to reduce the number of such deaths.
What just happenedSep 15, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateSep 15, 2014
- Sep 15, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 15, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate