Last action was on 5-13-2025
Current status is Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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This Act may be cited as the "Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act".
Section 1791(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) - by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
(2) - by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
(4) - in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(1), imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(F) of this section;
(3) - in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting ", in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(2)," before "(d)(1)(F)".
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall—
(1) - conduct a review of the policies of the Bureau of Prisons pertaining to inmates who make, possess, obtain, or attempt to make or obtain a prohibited object, as defined in section 1791(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code; and
(2) - update those policies as needed to improve protections for incarcerated individuals and staff.