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HR 868 · in committee · significant

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Department of Justice to create national standards to prevent and reduce sexual harassment and assault against prison staff.
  • Correctional officers and other Bureau of Prisons employees are affected by these new safety standards.
  • The bill mandates adoption of standards but does not specify appropriations or implementation deadlines.

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  1. 01

    What specific behaviors or incidents would the national standards need to address to be effective at reducing sexual harassment in prisons?

  2. 02

    How should prisons fund and implement these new safety standards if the bill does not allocate dedicated resources or set deadlines?

  3. 03

    What evidence shows that national standards can reduce sexual assault against staff compared to current state and local approaches?

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Sponsor · R-FL-15

Laurel M. Lee

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Introduced 2025-01-31

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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