Safer Detention Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Dec 15, 2025
What it does
The Safer Detention Act of 2025 would expand eligibility for home detention under the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program to include certain elderly and terminally ill nonviolent offenders, allowing courts to reduce prison terms and substitute supervised release with home detention after considering sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). It extends the program’s authorization through 2029, broadens eligibility to include offenses under District of Columbia law, and reduces the required time served from two-thirds to one-half of the sentence (minus any earned credits). The bill also makes technical corrections to compassionate release procedures by clarifying when defendants may seek…
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Where it goes next
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