United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 5039
Commitment
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- HR 8547 'Directly Impacted Child Rehab and Safety Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 4792 Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 2908 Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 2410 REDEEM Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1893 Next Step Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 697 Next Step Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1906 REDEEM Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 1926 Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- S 827 REDEEM Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.
No juvenile committed, whether pursuant to an adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense, to the custody of the Attorney General may be placed or retained in an adult jail or correctional institution in which he has regular contact with adults incarcerated because they have been convicted of a crime or are awaiting trial on criminal charges.
Every juvenile who has been committed shall be provided with adequate food, heat, light, sanitary facilities, bedding, clothing, recreation, counseling, education, training, and medical care including necessary psychiatric, psychological, or other care and treatment.
Whenever possible, the Attorney General shall commit a juvenile to a foster home or community-based facility located in or near his home community.
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