HR 3669
COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
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Bill overview
The COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021 expands opportunities for early release and compassionate release for federal prisoners, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It broadens eligibility for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program to include offenses under District of Columbia law and allows for earlier release based on serving half of a sentence, considering good time credits. The bill also streamlines the compassionate release process by allowing it to be based on vulnerability to COVID-19 and reduces waiting periods for judicial review to expedite these processes.
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Fred Keller
Kelly [R-ND-At Large] Armstrong
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