1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015”.
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.
2. Early release for certain nonviolent offenders
in subsection (a), by inserting “at the early release date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, or otherwise” after “A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(g) Early release for certain nonviolent offenders—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, shall release from confinement a prisoner who has served one half or more of his term of imprisonment (including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that prisoner—
“(1) has attained the age of 45 years;
“(2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and
“(3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.”