Today I introduced the Federal Prisons Accountability Act with @CongressmanGT, @RepMcKinley, @RepLarryBucshon, @RepAbraham, @TXRandy14, and @RepDLamborn to bring accountability to the @OfficialFBOP by requiring its Director be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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After years of out of control spending and actions that run counter to institutional safety, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is abundantly clear that increased oversight of the BOP is long overdue.
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Making the position of BOP Director Senate confirmable will ensure that the American people have a say in this important role and that the BOP will remain responsive to their representatives in Congress.
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The American public expects their government to be accountable to them. It’s time we hold BOP to that basic standard.
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