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Senators say they were denied full access to federal prison

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Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both Connecticut Democrats, visited the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution with labor union leaders and two state lawmakers. Murphy said they were barred from seeing the main women’s facility but were able to see a men's unit after a “fight” to gain access. Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 itself were behind the denial, the federal Bureau of Prisons said.

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Senators Say They Were Denied Full Access To Federal Prison

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Senators say they were denied full access to federal prison

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Senators say they were denied full access to federal prison

Two U.S. senators said Wednesday that they were denied access to parts of a federal prison in Connecticut while trying to examine conditions there in response to correctional officers' complaints about a staffing shortage and lack of coronavirus precautions.Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 itself were behind the denial, the federal Bureau of Prisons said.Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both Connecticut Democrats, visited the Danb…

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