H.R. 10181: Stop Predator Dumping Act

This bill would require states that use civil commitment and later conditional release for sexually violent predators, sexually dangerous persons, or similar categories to follow a new national placement framework when assigning those individuals to residences in the community.

What the placement rules would do

Under the bill, a covered state would have to make sure that:

• No two covered individuals are placed within 10 miles of each other at the same time.
• Within a county, a state cannot place someone in one county subdivision if another subdivision in that same county currently has fewer covered individuals.
• In counties with more than 1 million people, no single subdivision or county governing district could contain more than 25% of the county’s total covered individuals.

In practical terms, the bill is designed to spread placements more evenly across geographic areas and prevent them from being concentrated in one neighborhood, district, or region.

Study by the Department of Justice

The Attorney General would have to start a comprehensive study within 60 days of enactment on how these individuals are geographically placed after conditional release. The study would look at:

• Where covered individuals are being placed and the demographics of those placements;
• Whether certain communities, especially rural areas or places like the Antelope Valley in California, are carrying a disproportionate share of placements; and
• What factors cause repeated placement in the same areas.

Best practices and state grants

Within one year, the Attorney General would have to prepare and distribute best practices for evenly distributing these placements among county subdivisions. The bill would also create a grant program for states to help implement and administer those best practices.

To receive a grant, a state would need to apply and certify that it is actively adopting and integrating the best practices. Grant money could be used to implement, monitor, and enforce state policies related to geographic distribution, along with other administrative or operational costs the state considers appropriate.

Funding

The bill authorizes whatever amount is necessary to carry out the grant program.

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