H.R.223 - Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2011

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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1/7/2011--Introduced.Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment if that prisoner: (

Official Summary

1/7/2011--Introduced.Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment if that prisoner:
(1) has attained age 45;
(2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and
(3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.

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01/01/12
Prison reform remains challenge for 2012

A 2011 bill includes the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2011 (H.R. 223), sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas). It would mean earlier release for non-violent inmates who are 45-years-old. Another is the Fairness ...

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04/04/12
PA House Agenda for April 2 - 4 - Roxborough-Manayunk, PA Patch

... related to the mission of the authority and establishes a cause of action in the court of common pleas for any ratepayer to the authority. HR 223 (Rep. Dan Truitt, R-Chester): Urges the U.S. Congress to reexamine the Federal ...

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04/04/12
PA House Agenda for April 2 - 4 - Roxborough-Manayunk, PA Patch

... related to the mission of the authority and establishes a cause of action in the court of common pleas for any ratepayer to the authority. HR 223 (Rep. Dan Truitt, R-Chester): Urges the U.S. Congress to reexamine the Federal ...

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04/04/12
PA House Agenda for April 2 - 4 - Roxborough-Manayunk, PA Patch

... the authority and establishes a cause of action in the court of common pleas for any ratepayer to the authority. HR 223 (Rep. Dan Truitt, R-Chester): Urges the U.S. Congress to reexamine the Federal Unemployment Tax Act ...

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