FAMILIES Act
Last action on Jul 27, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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The FAMILIES Act (S. 2477) would create a federal program designed to keep certain parents and primary caregivers out of prison by diverting them into comprehensive support services. Under this legislation, federal judges would have the authority to sentence eligible defendants to a supervised program focused on family stability and rehabilitation rather than traditional incarceration or standard probation. The bill also provides grants to help states develop similar sentencing alternatives and funds research into how parental incarceration affects children.
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