# 116-hr-7644: Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020

116-hr-7644, Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN LEWIS (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7644
- Congress: 116
- Title: Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020 This bill limits the use of risk and needs assessment systems in decisions related to juveniles in a criminal law context. (A risk and needs assessment system evaluates, among other things, a particular individual's risk of recidivism after release from prison and what programs may reduce that risk.) Under the bill, such a system may not be used to determine whether a juvenile may or should be treated as an adult in a criminal proceeding. Such a system may also not be used (1) to determine the recidivism risk of a juvenile charged with a nonviolent offense, or (2) as the sole factor to determine the recidivism risk of a juvenile who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a felony if committed by an adult. The bill also prohibits using such a system to (1) determine a juvenile should be taken into custody for an alleged act of juvenile delinquency prior to adjudication; or (2) establish, without additional evidence, a juvenile's eligibility or suitability for a recidivism reduction program. If such a system is used to determine the recidivism risk of a juvenile who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a felony if committed by an adult, any evidence established by the system is inadmissible as evidence to establish that the juvenile committed the act in question.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7591: Fostering Healthy Transitions into Adulthood Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7546: Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7545: Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act
- 116-hr-7544: Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7543: HELP Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7499: Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7644 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7644)

## Related
- [116-hr-7591: Fostering Healthy Transitions into Adulthood Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7591)
- [116-hr-7546: Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7546)
- [116-hr-7545: Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7545)
- [116-hr-7544: Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7544)
- [116-hr-7543: HELP Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7543)
- [116-hr-7499: Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7499)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7644 (as of 2025-11-18).