Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of federal Bureau of Prisons …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · 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.
Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued US …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption and abuse in the prison system.
DOJ watchdog report finds chronic failures by Bureau of Prisons ... - CNN
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · The report found that recurring failures within the Bureau of Prisons, such as inaccurate mental health screenings or prison staff missing inmate rounds, led to inmates dying in federal custody.
DOJ watchdog finds major issues at a federal prison in Oregon : NPR
WEBMay 22, 2024 · The shortage among the biggest obstacles facing the federal prison system and contribute to challenges at FCI Sheridan and other facilities, the Justice Department's inspector general says.
Federal warden says he was threatened when he tried to clean up ... - NPR
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Signed by 14 people incarcerated in one of the highest-security federal prisons in the country, the letter was an urgent warning for prison officials: Several corrections officers were trying...
Bureau of Prisons closes Thomson federal prison unit after …
WEBFeb 15, 2023 · The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down a unit at its newest penitentiary in Illinois, following an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project that exposed it was rife with violence and abuse...
Feds face trial over prison guards' abuse of ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 22, 2024 · OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons will go to trial next year over claims it allowed an environment where guards at a now-shuttered California prison sexually abused incarcerated women, a judge ordered Wednesday.
Senate approves bill to improve oversight of troubled federal …
WEBPolitics Jul 10, 2024 7:32 PM EDT. Congress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting...
DOJ OIG Releases an Inspection of the BOP’s Federal Correctional ...
WEBMay 22, 2024 · Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the release of an inspection of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Sheridan, a men’s prison in Oregon with an adjacent male detention center and minimum-security prison camp.
Inside the Bureau of Prisons, a federal agency plagued by ... - CBS News
WEBJun 16, 2024 · But female inmates at a women's prison in Northern California accuse Director Peters and the Bureau of Prisons of failing to protect them. Its official name is Federal Correctional...