Amends the Federal criminal code to impose mandatory minimum sentences for committing violent felonies against individuals aged 65 or over.
Official title: A bill to impose mandatory sentences for violent felonies committed against individuals of age sixty-five or over, and for other purposes.
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Amends the Federal criminal code to impose mandatory minimum sentences for committing violent felonies against individuals aged 65 or over. Prohibits suspended, probationary, and concurrent sentences. Prohibits parole and any plea bargaining agreements that would result in the defendant's serving less than the minimum sentence. Prohibits the defendant from participating in a home incarceration program before the end of the sentence.
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Who introduced this
Mitch McConnell
RepublicanU.S. Senator · KY
3 cosponsors — all Republican
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