Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2009

Summary

Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to: (1) eliminate the requirement of a prior showing of physical injury before a prisoner may bring a claim for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody; and (2) provide for a 90-day stay of nonfrivolous claims relating to prison conditions to allow prison officials to consider such claims through the administrative process; and (3) exclude from the application of such Act prisoners under the age of 18. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) exempt prisoners under the age of 18 from the restrictions imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act; and (2) expand the discretionary authority of judges in awarding relief in actions involving prison conditions. Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) exempt prisoners under the age of 18 from certain restrictions on in forma pauperis proceedings; (2) expand the number of in forma pauperis actions a prisoner may bring; and (3) revise requirements for assessing filing fees and costs against prisoners in such actions.

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Timeline

1. 16 December 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 December 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 December 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 April 2010

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 December 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 December 2009

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Sponsors

• Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• JOHN CONYERS · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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