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S 1322 119th Congress

Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025

A bill to establish Federal policies and procedures to notify the next of kin or other emergency contact upon the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in Federal custody, to provide model policies for States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to implement and enforce similar policies and procedures, and for other purposes.

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Introduced Apr 8, 2025 Latest action Apr 8, 2025 Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Crime and Law Enforcement
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in Senate Apr 8, 2025

Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop policies and procedures for notifying next-of-kin or other emergency contacts in the event of the death, or serious illness or serious injury, of an individual in custody.The bill requires DOJ to implement the policies and procedures at its detention agencies. Further, the bill requires DOJ to distribute model policies and procedures to state, territorial, tribal, and local detention agencies.

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