A bill to give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases.
Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2021
This bill removes the presumption of pretrial detention for an individual who is charged with a federal drug offense for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years or more.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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