Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-07 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Congress of any serious injury or death of any individual in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with dhs-custody-injury-death-notification: Both bills address notification obligations following in-custody deaths, injuries, or serious illness — one directed to Congress (DHS), the other to family members — forming a paired transparency framework. (novelty: 2)
2025-04-08 — Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025: S1322 (119th Congress), the Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025, introduced to require federal custodial facilities to notify designated family members when a person in custody dies, is injured, or becomes seriously ill. (novelty: 2)