S. 1778102nd CongressSenate Bill

Amends the Federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons, at least five days prior to the release of a Federal prisoner convicted…

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Bureau of Prisons to notify local law enforcement agencies of the release of Federal prisoners.

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Amends the Federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons, at least five days prior to the release of a Federal prisoner convicted of a drug trafficking crime or crime of violence on supervised release (or at least five days prior to the date on which a prisoner on supervised release changes residence to a new jurisdiction), to so notify the chief law enforcement officer of the State and local jurisdiction in which the prisoner will reside.

Introduced Oct 1, 1991
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Joseph Biden

Democrat

U.S. Senator · DE

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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