This bill was named in honor of Lieutenant Albarati, who was brutally murdered on his way home from work in retaliation for his investigation into cell phone smuggling at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Puerto Rico.
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The House just passed our bill, the Lt. Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017, which directs all Bureau of Prisons facilities to provide a secure area in which officers can store their personal firearms during their shift.https://youtu.be/h-u6OZUtsPA
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Our nation’s prison guards are often taken for granted. They’re the forgotten men and women who face evil every day to keep our communities safe.
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This will provide them with one more tool to ensure they make it home safely to their families, giving them the peace of mind they need to perform their duties.
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