H.R. 2718
Referred to CommitteeFamily Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
4/8/2025 • House
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Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025
This 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.
Introduced in House • 4/8/2025
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April 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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