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To increase the criminal penalties for assaulting a Bureau of Prisons correctional officer.
Summary
The Safer Prisons Act of 2026 increases criminal penalties for assaulting federal correctional officers employed by the Bureau of Prisons. Under the law, individuals convicted of assaulting a Bureau of Prisons correctional officer face doubled maximum prison sentences and adjusted maximum fines compared to the standard penalties for assault under existing law.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
Actions (2)
- Apr 15, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Apr 15, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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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