July 11, 2024
Congress Set To Have New Oversight Over The Federal Bureau Of Prisons
There is little that unites both parties on Capitol Hill with the exception of overwhelming criticism of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan bill to strengthen BOP oversight passed the U.S. Senate and now heads to the President’s desk to become law. The bill comes on the heels of stories of staff corruption, inmate mistreatment, closing of prisons, and delays in fully implementing the First Step Act. Senator Ossoff has been a champion of BOP reform, holding hearings on the “rape club” at FCI Dublin women’s prison which has since been closed, and rampant corruption at USP Atlanta (now a Low security FCI Atlanta).