Conviction Integrity Act of 2021
Summary
Conviction Integrity Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Justice to administer grant programs within the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to encourage the review of possible cases of wrongful conviction and facilitate post-conviction relief. Specifically, the bill directs the BJA to make grants to create state and local conviction integrity units or entities that receive petitions for or review wrongful convictions and wrongful sentences. Additionally, the BJA must make grants to support high-quality post-conviction legal representation for defendants who make post-conviction claims of innocence.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 21, 2021
Last action Sep 21, 2021
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Sep 21, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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