S4305Referred to Committee

Safer Prisons Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-15
Introduced
1
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Sponsor

Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
Republican · TN · Senator
Votes with party: 33.0% (312 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (1)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-04-15

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would make it a more serious crime to physically attack a correctional officer who works in federal prisons, likely increasing prison sentences for people convicted of such assaults. The change would give judges the ability to impose harsher punishments on inmates or visitors who harm prison staff members. The bill aims to better protect federal prison workers from violence on the job.

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Crime and Law Enforcement

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4305 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4305 To increase the criminal penalties for assaulting a Bureau of Prisons correctional officer. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15 (legislative day, April 14), 2026 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To increase the criminal penalties for assaulting a Bureau of Prisons correctional officer. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Prisons Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ASSAULT ON BUREAU OF PRISONS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Enhanced Penalties for Assault on Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officers.--In the case of any violation of this section against a correctional officer of the Bureau of Prisons, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment under this section shall be doubled, and the applicable maximum fine shall be adjusted accordingly.''. <all>
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