McBath, Ossoff, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight
April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023:
Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL) today introduced the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act to establish new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Sens. Ossoff, Mike Braun (R-IN) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the companion bill in the Senate.
Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL) today introduced the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act to establish new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Sens. Ossoff, Mike Braun (R-IN) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the companion bill in the Senate.