Bill · S. 2768· Senate(119-S-2768)
No Bail Post-Jail Act
- Introduced
- 9/11/2025
- Last activity
- 9/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Tom Cotton
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "No Bail Post-Jail Act," seeks to deny pretrial release for certain individuals. It amends title 18 of the United States Code regarding pretrial release eligibility. Under this act, a person would be considered a danger to community safety and ineligible for release if they meet specific criteria. These criteria include being charged with a felony and being an adult or a juvenile charged as an adult. Additionally, the person must have a prior felony conviction for a crime of violence that resulted in at least s30 days of incarceration in a State or Federal correctional facility.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite· 3 of 9
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-5
The bill restricts pretrial release eligibility based on prior criminal history, which may impact the presumption of innocence.
Would Black Americans be better off under this?-4
Statistically, stricter pretrial detention laws often disproportionately impact minority communities.
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?-4
The expansion of detention eligibility can disproportionately affect Hispanic populations within the criminal justice system.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Community Safety: By designating certain individuals as posing a danger to the safety of the community, the bill aims to keep them detained during pretrial periods (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Denial of Pretrial Release: Individuals charged with a felony who are adults or juveniles charged as adults may be denied release if they have a specific type of prior conviction (Section 2).
- Impact of Prior Convictions: People with a prior felony conviction for a crime of violence that resulted in serving at least 30 days in a State or Federal correctional facility will be deemed ineligible for release (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For African Americans-4Good For Hispanic Americans-4Good For Low Income Households-3Good For Young Adults-3Good For People With Disabilities-2Good For White Americans-2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Criminal Sentencing Reform-4Improves Poverty Reduction-2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process-5
- 9/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in Senate
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