Blackburn Introduces Bill To Stiffen Penalty For Assault Of Federal Correctional Officers
February 28, 2024
February 28, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Safer Prisons Act to double the maximum term of imprisonment for assaulting a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional officer.
"Federal prisons have become increasingly unsafe for the brave men and women who serve as federal corrections officers. Incidents of inmates assaulting BOP officers have been on the rise a . . .
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Safer Prisons Act to double the maximum term of imprisonment for assaulting a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional officer.
"Federal prisons have become increasingly unsafe for the brave men and women who serve as federal corrections officers. Incidents of inmates assaulting BOP officers have been on the rise a . . .