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119-hr-5413119th Congress

No Bail Post-Jail Act

Sponsored By: Representative Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

Introduced

Summary

Denies pretrial release for people with prior violent felony jail time. This bill would make someone charged with a felony and treated as an adult ineligible for pretrial release if they have a prior felony violent conviction that resulted in at least 30 days in a State or Federal prison and a judicial officer finds they pose a danger to the community.

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  • People accused of a felony who are adults or juveniles charged as adults and who served at least 30 days for a prior violent felony would be treated as dangerous and can be denied pretrial release when a judge makes that finding.
  • Judges and federal courts would have an additional statutory basis to refuse release based on a qualifying prior incarceration record.
  • Families and communities could see more people held in jail before trial because this adds a common prior-incarceration trigger for detention.

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No bail for some with past violent felonies

This bill would make some defendants ineligible for pretrial release. A judge would need to find three facts. The person is charged with a felony and is an adult, or a juvenile charged as an adult. The person has a prior violent felony conviction and served at least 30 days in a state or federal prison. Time spent in jail before a past conviction would not count toward the 30 days. If these apply, the defendant would be considered a danger to the community and held without bail.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

NY • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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