Safer Prisons Act of 2026
Introduced in SenateApr 15, 2026

Safer Prisons Act of 2026

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Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Safer Prisons Act of 2026.

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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