Justice for Juveniles Act

Bill: 118-hr-5047
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Scanlon (for herself and Mr. Armstrong ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Juveniles Act . 2. Exemption of juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1997e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (h), by striking sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, and inserting or sentenced for ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Exemption of juvenile prisoners This section shall not apply to an action pending on the date of enactment of the Justice for Juveniles Act or filed on or after such date if such action is— (1) brought by a prisoner who has not attained 22 years of age; or (2) brought by any prisoner with respect to a prison condition that occurred before the prisoner attained 22 years of age. .