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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 3, 2022

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation last week to bring greater transparency to the federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that exposed gaps in oversight of the federal prison system. The Federal Prison Oversight Act would require the Justice Department to create an ombudsman to field complaints about prison conditions and direct the DOJ inspector general to evaluate risks and abuses at all 122 federal prison facilities. The inspector general also would provide recommendations to address deficiencies and report findings to Congress and the public, the Associated Press reports.