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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Confronting what lawmakers describe as a breaking-point staffing crisis inside the nation’s federal prisons, a bipartisan coalition led by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and …
Bipartisan Bill Targets Prison Staffing Crisis With 35% Pay Boost Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has joined Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) to introduce the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics in Mail Act (BOP …
Fetterman Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Curb Drug Smuggling in Federal Prisons Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) have introduced the Interdiction of Fentanyl at Federal Prisons Act. This proposed law seeks to fortify the defenses …
Battling the Opioid Crisis: Senators Unveil Bold Plan to Shield Federal Prisons from Fentanyl Threat Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Four related food supply companies will pay $395,000 to settle claims that they misled the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) with mislabeled frozen ground beef patties. United …
Food Suppliers Settle Claims Over Misleading Labels on Ground Beef Patties for Federal Prisons Read More