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U.S. Senator Manchin introduces bipartisan legislation to overhaul federal correctional facilities oversight

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WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Federal Prison Oversight Act, bipartisan legislation that would create a new oversight structure to ensure transparency, safety, and accountability in federal correctional facilities.

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.VA.

“After serious reports of abuses, staff shortages, and dangerous conditions in federal facilities in West Virginia and across the country, it is time we bring much-needed transparency and oversight so we can improve the…