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  1. 02.06.2024

    Durbin Statement on GAO Report on BOP’s Continued Failure to Eliminate Overuse of Solitary Confinement
    report on the Bureau of Prison s BOP use of solitary confinement also known as restrictive housing in federal facilities which Durbin requested Solitary confinement must be a last...

  2. 09.13.2023

    Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Bureau of Prisons Oversight
    people in solitary confinement in federal prisons In fact the percentage of people in Bureau of Prisons restricted housing now is higher than when I held my first hearing on...

  3. 06.27.2023

    Durbin Statement On DOJ OIG Report on Death of Jeffrey Epstein in BOP Custody
    the Solitary Confinement Reform Act legislation that limits solitary confinement to the briefest term and under the least restrictive conditions possible because the overuse of...

  4. 06.21.2023

    Durbin Meets with BOP Director Peters
    Colette Peters Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons BOP to receive an update on the use of solitary confinement in federal facilities They also discussed updates at the United...

  5. 04.26.2023

    Durbin, Ossoff, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight
    a new BOP Director holding oversight hearings and leading numerous responses to reports on solitary confinement First Step Act implementation and misconduct by officials Today s...

  6. 02.01.2023

    Durbin Deems New Department Of Justice Solitary Confinement Report “Deeply Disturbing,” Announces Legislative Actions
    issued the following statement on today s troubling Department of Justice report on the use of solitary confinement in federal facilities Rehabilitation and preparing adults in...

  7. 12.14.2022

    Durbin Meets With BOP Director Peters
    Director Peters that I will be watching for change when it comes to a number of issues including solitary confinement staff and inmate misconduct cooperation with Committee...

  8. 09.29.2022

    Durbin, Coons, Senators Introduce Bill to Limit Use of Solitary Confinement
    Prisons BOP use of solitary confinement and improve conditions for inmates separated from the general prison population The Solitary Confinement Reform Act limits solitary...

  9. 09.29.2022

    Durbin Questions New BOP Director During Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing
    Federal Bureau of Prisons Durbin began his questioning by asking about solitary confinement Research has shown that solitary confinement has severe physical and mental health...

  10. 09.29.2022

    Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Bureau of Prisons Oversight
    19 pandemic rampant misconduct by BOP officials chronic staffing shortages the overuse of solitary confinement and lockdowns and inadequate implementation of congressional...