34 USC 12522 - Enhanced penalties for illegal drug use in Federal prisons and for smuggling drugs into Federal prisons

U.S Code last checked for updates: Feb 22, 2025

§ 12522.

Enhanced penalties for illegal drug use in Federal prisons and for smuggling drugs into Federal prisons

(a)

Declaration of policy

(b)

Sentencing guidelines

Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, the United States Sentencing Commission shall amend its sentencing guidelines to appropriately enhance the penalty for a person convicted of an offense—

(1)

under section 844 of title 21 involving simple possession of a controlled substance within a Federal prison or other Federal detention facility; or

(2)

under section 841(b) of title 21 involving the smuggling of a controlled substance into a Federal prison or other Federal detention facility or the distribution or intended distribution of a controlled substance within a Federal prison or other Federal detention facility.

(c)

No probation

(Pub. L. 103–322, title IX, § 90103, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1987.)

cite as: 34 USC 12522