United States S 2573: Justice for Juveniles Act

Bill Text

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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION S. 2573
To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for
other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 27, 2023
Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by
prisoners, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Juveniles 4
Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF JUVENILES FROM THE REQUIRE-6
MENTS FOR SUITS BY PRISONERS. 7
Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Per-8
sons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended— 9
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•S 2573 IS
(1) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘sentenced 1
for, or adjudicated delinquent for,’’ and inserting 2
‘‘or sentenced for’’; and 3
(2) by adding at the end the following: 4
‘‘(i) EXEMPTION OF JUVENILE PRISONERS.—This 5
section shall not apply to an action pending on the date 6
of enactment of the Justice for Juveniles Act or filed on 7
or after such date if such action is— 8
‘‘(1) brought by a prisoner who has not at-9
tained 22 years of age; or 10
‘‘(2) brought by any prisoner with respect to a 11
prison condition that occurred before the prisoner 12
attained 22 years of age.’’. 13
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