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A new bill will guard against lethal letters in US prisons

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A new bill proposes new procedures for handlin US mail that ha March 17, 2022 al t Bureau of Prisons w of drugs into federal correctional ins day utions.

Logan Seacrest: Postal USP Thomson he central battlegroun Illinois forever war between drug dealer hundreds rrections officials.

He says the bill protects the right of incarcerated people to receive physical mail; correctional officers deserve a safe work environment. 2023 19 n class="summaryFeed_highLightText__NxlGi">Civil Liberties the R Street Institute’s Criminal Justice Logan Seacrest U.S. first 270 days the Bureau of Prisons Don Bacon Nx R-Neb. ears Bacon the Bureau of Justice Statistics the Bureau of Prisons _highLightText__NxlGi">more than 600 percent< three > 100 percent ">From 2001 to 2018 over 80,000 24 hours LightText__NxlGi">the United States 30 days ed_highLightText__Nx Bacon about 47,500 2020 lGi">Five years ago the BOP eau of Prisons Smart Communications zero _highLightText__NxlGi">FloridaOne > Pennsylvania One at least 14 Texas six-week Texas Last month one last year nearly 300 Illinois USP Thomson

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English

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