Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-54
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2023</b> <p>This bill establishes a new early release option for certain federal prisoners. </p> <p>Specifically, the Bureau of Prisons must release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her sentence if such offender has attained age 45, has never been convicted of a crime of violence, and has not received any institutional disciplinary violations.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 54 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023 Ms. Jackson Lee 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, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2023 . 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 on the early release date determined in accordance with subsection (h), if applicable, or otherwise after A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (h) Early release for certain nonviolent offenders Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to any policy for early release based on the prisoner’s conduct while incarcerated, shall release from confinement a prisoner who has served one half or more of their 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 of institutional disciplinary regulations involving violent conduct. .