Bill > HR2954

This bill, the Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act, proposes several key provisions to improve the treatment of women in the criminal justice system. It includes measures to protect children during arrests, provide gender-informed training for law enforcement, reform bail and release policies to preserve families, establish gender-responsive alternatives to incarceration, and implement trauma-informed sentencing and prison reforms. The bill also aims to increase representation of women in law enforcement, expand access to family reunification programs, and ensure gender-responsive reentry services. Overall, the bill seeks to make the criminal justice system more responsive to the unique needs and experiences of justice-involved women.