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Federal Prison Oversight Act


Introduced on April 28, 2023

July 25, 2024 Signed by the President and Became Law

Goals

aims to make prisons safer
aims to make prisons safer
monitors conditions in federal prisons

Quick Summary

establishes a protocol for inspections of federal prisons by the bureau of prisons

makes the department of justice office of the inspector general responsible for conducting risk-based evaluations of federal prisons

creates a position for an officer within the department of justice to handle complaints about federal prisons

prohibits the bureau of prisons from retaliating against a person who has issued a complaint about a federal prison

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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Result

Passed

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