WSBTV.com News Staff, WSB-TV

ATLANTA — Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff and a bipartisan group of Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives are pushing to strengthen federal oversight of U.S. prisons.

Lisa Fernandez, KTVU

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons where reporting from The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and reporting from KTVU highlighted the intense sexual abuses at the all-women's prison in Dublin, Calif.

Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Appeal

Incarcerated laborers on Angola’s Farm Line face “substantial risk of injury or death” during extreme heat, a federal judge ruled this week, ordering corrections officials to make policy changes to “preserve human health and safety.”

Everyday Injustice Podcast, Davis Vanguard

This spring, the Bureau of Prisons announced they were shuttering the women’s prison at FCI Dublin – after it was rocked with revelations of sexual abuse and whistleblower retaliation that led to the former warden being indicted and convicted.

Bonnie Bolden and Da'Shawn Johnson, BRProud

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A federal judge heard arguments on a motion to stop using the Farm Line at Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly called Angola, during the high summer heat in Louisiana.

Abigail Whitam, WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — Advocates for inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary asked a federal judge Tuesday to keep prisoners out of the Angola complex's massive agriculture fields during the hottest days of the year.

Victoria Law, Truthout

When FCI Dublin closed, people were transferred to a dozen prisons where they face ongoing mistreatment and retaliation.

Lisa Fernandez, KTVU

DUBLIN, Calif. - Women who were transferred from FCI Dublin to prisons across the country are alleging poor treatment and retaliation by staff and officers in facilities on both coasts.

Christoper Weber, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly all inmates have been transferred out of a troubled women’s prison set to be shut down in California, and U.S. senators on Wednesday demanded an accounting of the rapid closure plan for the facility where sexual abuse by guards was rampant.

Joe Davidson, Washington Post

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has long been an agency in crisis, with poorly managed facilities that are unsafe for inmates and employees alike.

Tim Fang, CBS Bay Area

DUBLIN – Advocates rallied outside Federal Correctional Institution-Dublin on Friday, urging the release of inmates as the troubled prison known for rampant sexual abuse is set to close.

The group Dublin Prison Solidarity Coalition protested near the facility, along the route where buses have transferred inmates to other facilities.

Bob Redell and Jodi Hernandez, NBC Bay Area

Activists are asking a federal judge to stop the transfer of inmates from a women's prison in Dublin.

The Bureau of Prisons earlier this week ordered the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin shut down due to a history of sex abuse scandals and employee misconduct.

Lisa Fernandez, KTVU

DUBLIN, Calif. - The scandal-plagued Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin is closing just weeks after a judge ordered the all-women's prison to be placed under unprecedented oversight, KTVU has learned.

Victoria Law, Truthout

The Bureau of Prisons initially planned to empty FCI Dublin by April 19. Those inside fear being sent far from family.