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The Federal Prison Oversight Act builds on similar efforts last year and follows multiple investigations of the prison system led by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff

(WASHINGTON) -- Bipartisan legislation set to be introduced Wednesday aims to provide more oversight of federal prisons as part of a renewed push to address rep

(WASHINGTON) -- Bipartisan legislation set to be introduced Wednesday aims to provide more oversight of federal prisons as part of a renewed push to address reports of scandal and abuse. The bill would create a hotline for prisoners to report misconduct to an accountability office. It would also mandate federal watchdog inspections, congressional reporting requirements

According to a Senate subcommittee, Bureau of Prisons employees sexually abused incarcerated women at about two-thirds of federal facilities in the past decade.

The Justice Department is considering the expansion of a program that provides early releases to female inmates who are victims of sexual abuse behind bars

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/prisons-chief-official-who-beat-inmates-deserves-2nd-chance/"></div>WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons is defending her decision to rally behind a high-ranking agency official who climbed the ranks after beating Black inmates in the 1990s, saying Tuesday that she feels he’s shown contrition and deserves a second chance. Colette Peters, making her first comme...

(WASHINGTON) -- Widespread sexual abuse of female inmates continues to plague federal prisons and accountability measures for staff have not contained the scour

(WASHINGTON) -- Widespread sexual abuse of female inmates continues to plague federal prisons and accountability measures for staff have not contained the scourge of such violence, according to a Senate investigative report released Tuesday. Women were abused by prison staff in at least 19 of the 29 federal facilities that held female inmates since 2012,

A new Senate probe finds some men who work for federal prisons have systemically preyed on women in their custody, with few criminal or disciplinary consequences.

A new Senate probe finds some men who work for federal prisons have systemically preyed on women in their custody, with few criminal or disciplinary consequences.