Blackburn, Ossoff Bill to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Prison Staff Passes Senate
December 20, 2024
December 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
Yesterday, the Senate passed the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act introduced by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) to help address the increasingly pervasive sexual assault and harassment of Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees by inmates:
"Last year, nearly half of surveyed Bureau of Prisons staff stated they had been sexually harassed . . .
Yesterday, the Senate passed the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act introduced by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) to help address the increasingly pervasive sexual assault and harassment of Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees by inmates:
"Last year, nearly half of surveyed Bureau of Prisons staff stated they had been sexually harassed . . .