Search Results: keywords:"prison contraband"

  • S. 5284 — An Act To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:365

    S. 5284 aims to increase the penalties for providing prohibited items, like phones, in correctional facilities. It amends section 1791 of title 18 of the United States Code to impose up to two years of imprisonment for such violations. Additionally, it requires the Director...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make sure people can't sneak phones into prisons by putting stricter rules in place. It plans to send people to jail for up to two years if they do, and also wants the people in charge of prisons to make better rules to stop other bad stuff from being snuck in.

  • H. R. 10161 — To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:382

    H.R. 10161, known as the “Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act,” seeks to increase penalties for providing phones illegally in correctional facilities. It modifies existing law to impose a prison sentence of up to two years for those caught violating this rule....

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10161 is a bill that wants to make it a bigger problem if someone sneaks a phone into a place like jail, adding up to two years in jail for the person who does it. It also wants the people in charge of jails to take another look at their rules to keep everyone safe.

  • S. 5284 — To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.
    Status:Considered and Passed Senate
    Words:399

    The bill, identified as S. 5284, aims to increase penalties for supplying a phone illegally within a correctional facility. It amends the United States Code to specify harsher punishment of up to 2 years of imprisonment for such an offense. Additionally, it mandates the...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make the punishment stronger for sneaking a phone into a prison, with up to 2 years in jail for people who do it. It also asks the prison bosses to check and make better rules to keep everyone in the prison safe.