H.R. 3353House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

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The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act raises the criminal penalty for giving a phone to someone in a correctional facility, making it punishable by up to two years in prison. It also directs the Bureau of Prisons to examine and improve its rules on contraband within a year, aiming to enhance safety for both prisoners and prison staff.

Key Provisions

Amends the federal law that criminalizes providing prohibited objects (like phones) to inmates, adding a new penalty of up to two years in prison (or both) for certain violations involving phones.
Specifies that the new penalty applies when the prohibited object is a phone, as defined in the law’s list of contraband items.
Requires the Bureau of Prisons to review its policies on inmates who make, possess, or try to obtain prohibited objects, and to update those policies within one year to better protect both inmates and staff.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

May 13, 2025

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Introduced in House

May 13, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

May 13, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 13, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3353

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 13, 2025

Ms. Lee of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act.

Prohibited provision of a phone

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;

; and

(3)

in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting , in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(2), before (d)(1)(F).

Review of policies

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.