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Easier Home Detention for Elderly Nonviolent Offenders

This bill aims to reduce the time elderly nonviolent offenders must serve in prison before becoming eligible for home detention. The change allows for earlier transfer to home detention, taking into account their good behavior credits earned in prison. This could potentially lower incarceration costs and facilitate their reintegration into society under supervised conditions.
Key points
Elderly nonviolent offenders will have an easier path to home detention.
Time served in prison before home detention eligibility will be reduced by good time credits.
The change may impact prison populations and associated costs.
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Additional Information
To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes.
Print number: HR 929
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Process start date: 2021-02-08