introduced the bill in 2022 while leading an investigation ... his investigation had “revealed an urgent need to overhaul ...

The bill, which was cosponsored by Sen ... passed our bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act, which will overhaul federal prison oversight and improve safety for staff and inmates,” Sen.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write and consult on federal criminal law and criminal justice. There is little that unites both parties on Capitol Hill with the ...

Supporters hope a new bill will expand ... Department and Bureau of Prisons to establish grant programs to enable mental health screenings for corrections officers at federal prisons and jails ...

Read full article: Biden signs bill strengthening ... Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons. Read full article: Senate ...

I write and consult on federal criminal law ... Individuals in Federal Prisons" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ...

Imagine that this same bill is supported by such stalwarts of ... For example, it would make female health products more available in federal prisons and all but end the practice of shackling ...

On behalf of the Coalition, we urge an overhaul of the practices ... In the past 30 years, our prison population has boomed, and federal and state prison budgets have followed suit.

KY Congressman Hal Rogers said he was “thrilled” about approved plans to build the new federal facility in Roxana, roughly 10 ...

The First Step Act is a Trump-era criminal justice reform initiative intended to cut unnecessarily long federal sentences and improve federal prison conditions. On Monday, the Bureau of Prisons ...

As farm bill discussions continue in the ag committees some dairy groups are submitting proposals to overhaul the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. Economist Dr. Marin Bozek says a change is needed ...