Cardin, Raskin Call for Greater Transparency and Accountability From Private Prisons Holding Federal Inmates
June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023:
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-8) today introduced a bill to require government agencies comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests relating to private prisons, jails, or detention facilities that detain or incarcerate people for the federal government. The Private Prison Information Act of 2023 will be an important means for i . . .
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-8) today introduced a bill to require government agencies comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests relating to private prisons, jails, or detention facilities that detain or incarcerate people for the federal government. The Private Prison Information Act of 2023 will be an important means for i . . .