# 119-s-3485: Safer Detention Act of 2025

119-s-3485, Safer Detention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3485
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safer Detention Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Expands access to home detention and adds a judicial-review path for elderly and terminally ill federal prisoners.** This bill would expand who can seek supervised-release home detention, change how qualifying time is calculated, and extend the pilot program timeline. - Elderly offenders and terminally ill inmates could ask a court to reduce an imposed prison term and replace the unserved portion with supervised release under home detention after the court considers the factors in 18 U.S.C. 3553(a). The judicial-review option is available once administrative appeals are exhausted or 30 days after the inmate submits a request to the warden. - The formula for how much of a sentence must be served before home detention is changed to one-half of the term minus any credits under 18 U.S.C. 3624(b), replacing a prior two-thirds rule. The bill also adds offenses under District of Columbia law to the lists that affect those calculations. - The scope of home-detention-related provisions in the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program is extended through 2029, and the bill makes targeted technical corrections to compassionate release provisions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Compassionate release for pre-1987 cases: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would say that a "case" includes offenses committed before November 1, 1987 for purposes of compassionate release. It would also require motions under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(1)(A) to be filed only after the earlier of fully exhausting administrative appeals of a BOP failure to brin…
- More home detention for eligible prisoners: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let courts shorten a prison term and replace the unserved portion with supervised release and home detention for eligible elderly or terminally ill prisoners. A court could do this after a defendant files a motion and the court considers the 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) sentencing…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1792: AI Whistleblower Protection Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3485 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3485)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1792: AI Whistleblower Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1792)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3485 (as of 2026-10-21).