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Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act
Sponsored By: Senator Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced
Summary
Emotional support services for incarcerated sexual abuse survivors are the bill's core goal. It would authorize grants, training, and a national resource center to expand counseling, crisis hotlines, safety planning, and provider support in prisons, jails, and detention centers.
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- Incarcerated survivors: Would fund counseling, crisis intervention, safety planning, hotlines, and trauma-focused support inside correctional and detention facilities. Grants for these services are authorized at $10 million per year for 2027–2032.
- Corrections agencies and staff: Would fund training and technical assistance for prisons, jails, and detention facilities and would support training of correctional officers and administrators. Training grants are authorized at $5 million per year for 2027–2032 and require biannual data on training use.
- Service providers and coordination: Creates a national resource center to collect best practices, provide a training series, and guide agencies and providers. The center and related coordination grants are authorized at $2 million per year for 2027–2032 and funds must supplement, not supplant, other programs.
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More emotional support for incarcerated survivors
If enacted, the bill would fund grants and programs to expand emotional support for people who experienced sexual abuse while detained. The Attorney General, through the Office for Victims of Crime, would award grants to nonprofits to deliver emotional support services in prisons, jails, and other detention settings. It would also fund training grants to teach corrections agencies and staff to offer these services and require twice-yearly data on training use. The bill would create a national resource center to give guidance, training, and best practices. The programs would be authorized at $10 million, $5 million, and $2 million per year, respectively, for fiscal years 2027 through 2032, and funds must supplement, not supplant, other sources.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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