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119-s-2768119th Congress

No Bail Post-Jail Act

Sponsored By: Senator Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Introduced

Summary

Bars pretrial release for people charged with a felony who have a prior violent-felony conviction where they served at least 30 days in State or Federal custody. The bill would treat those defendants as a danger to the community and make them ineligible for release before trial.

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  • People who are adults or juveniles charged as adults would be ineligible for pretrial release if they are charged with a felony and have a prior felony conviction for a crime of violence with at least 30 days served.
  • The 30-day requirement counts only time served in a State or Federal correctional facility. Time spent in pretrial detention without a conviction does not count toward the 30 days.
  • Judicial officers would be required to find that these defendants pose a danger and deny release when all three conditions are met.

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Stricter pretrial rules for violent felons

This bill would block pretrial release for some people charged with felonies. It would apply when a judge finds all three: the person is charged with a felony; the person is an adult or a juvenile charged as an adult; and the person has a prior felony violent conviction that resulted in at least 30 days served in a State or Federal correctional facility. Time spent in pretrial detention without conviction would not count toward the 30 days. A judicial officer must also find the person poses a danger to the community. The excerpt gives no effective date or funding details.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

AR • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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