Safer Prisons Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3817
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2024-02-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3817 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2024 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase the criminal penalties for assaulting a Bureau of Prisons correctional officer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safer Prisons Act of 2024 . 2. Enhanced penalties for assault on Bureau of Prisons correctional officers Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Enhanced penalties for assault on Bureau of Prisons correctional officers In the case of any violation of this section against a correctional officer of the Bureau of Prisons, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment under this section shall be doubled, and the applicable maximum fine shall be adjusted accordingly. .