Federal Prison Bureau Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3354
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2015-07-29
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Criminal procedure and sentencing
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Prison Bureau Relief Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her prison sentence if such offender has: (1) attained age 45, (2) committed no violent offenses, and (3) received no institutional disciplinary violations.<br /></p> <p>The bill modifies provisions related to computation of a federal prisoner's good time credit. Specifically, it allows an eligible federal prisoner to earn a maximum good time credit of 54 days per year of the sentence imposed (instead of 54 days per year of the sentence actually served). It also permits the BOP to restore good time credit previously denied, based on a prisoner maintaining good behavior. These modifications apply to an ongoing prison sentence imposed on or after November 1, 1987. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3354 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself and Mr. Conyers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the computation of the good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Prison Bureau Relief Act of 2015 . 2. Early release for certain nonviolent offenders (a) In general Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting at the early release date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, or otherwise after A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (g) Early release for certain nonviolent offenders Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, shall release from confinement a prisoner who has served one-half or more of his term of imprisonment (including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that prisoner— (1) has attained the age of 45 years; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations. . 3. Good time credit (a) In general Section 3624(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking , beyond the time served, of up to 54 days at the end of each year of the prisoner’s term of imprisonment, beginning at the end of the first year of the term, and inserting of up to 54 days for each year of the prisoner’s sentence imposed by the court, . (b) Restoration of credit Section 3624(b)(1) is amended by striking the sentence beginning Credit that has not been earned and inserting The Bureau may subsequently restore any or all credit previously denied, based on the prisoner’s maintaining good behavior as determined by the Bureau. . (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section apply with respect to each prison sentence that has not been completed before the date of the enactment of this Act, except any sentence imposed before November 1, 1987.