Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

This bill raises the punishment for giving a phone to someone in prison. It sets a maximum penalty of up to 2 years in federal prison for providing a phone inside a correctional facility. It also tells the federal prison system to review and update its rules to better protect people in prison and staff from problems caused by banned items, like phones, within one year of the law taking effect.

Key points:

• Who is affected: People who try to bring phones into prisons, incarcerated individuals, and prison staff.
• What changes: Up to 2 years in prison for providing a phone; a required review and update of Bureau of Prisons policies on banned items to improve safety.
• When: The policy review must happen within 1 year after the law is enacted.