Safer Prisons Act of 2024
S. 3817118th Congress

Safer Prisons Act of 2024

Introduced in the SenateSen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)5 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Feb 27, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Safer Prisons Act of 2024.

Section 2. Enhanced penalties for assault on Bureau of Prisons correctional officers

Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

(c) Enhanced penalties for assault on Bureau of Prisons correctional officers

In the case of any violation of this section against a correctional officer of the Bureau of Prisons, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment under this section shall be doubled, and the applicable maximum fine shall be adjusted accordingly.

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