US EditionCongress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
- Congress passes legislation to overhaul oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons after systemic corruption exposed by The Associated Press.
- The bill mandates comprehensive inspections of 122 facilities, with recommendations and risk scores assigned by the Justice Department's Inspector General.
- An independent ombudsman will investigate issues like staff-on-inmate sexual abuse, escapes, and deaths in the agency following widespread problems.
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Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. The Federal Prison Oversight Act, which the House passed in […]
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. The Federal Prison Oversight Act, which the House passed in May, now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. It establishes an independent ombudsman fo…
Senate approves bill to improve oversight of troubled federal prison system
Congress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption.
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
Congress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny.
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Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
Congress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal
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