Moskowitz Leads Bipartisan Bill to Keep Fentanyl Out of Federal Prisons

<p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC&nbsp;</strong>— Congressman Jared Moskowitz&nbsp;(FL-23)&nbsp;recently&nbsp;introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize mail systems at federal&nbsp;prisons&nbsp;and keep illicit&nbsp;fentanyl&nbsp;and other synthetic substances out of these facilities.&nbsp;Moskowitz is joined by Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) and six other House members,&nbsp;including three House Judiciary Committee colleagues,&nbsp;in&nbsp;introducing the&nbsp;<em>Marc Fischer Memorial&nbsp;Interdiction of&nbsp;Fentanyl&nbsp;in&nbsp;Postal Mail at Federal&nbsp;Prisons&nbsp;Act</em>.</p>

<p><strong>“Keeping&nbsp;fentanyl&nbsp;and other synthetic opioids out of our prison system should be a no-brainer,”</strong>&nbsp;said Congressman Moskowitz.&nbsp;<strong>“Through this commonsense bill, we’ll modernize the mail system at federal&nbsp;prisons, prevent contraband from entering these facilities, and protect mail carriers, prison staff, and federal&nbsp;inmates from these deadly substances.”</strong></p>

<p>“Digitizing mail has been shown to be an effective method for keeping this deadly drug away from&nbsp;inmates and protecting employees who are tasked with processing the mail,”&nbsp;<strong>said Congressman Bacon</strong>.&nbsp;“Neglecting this simple solution diverts resources and threatens health and safety at our&nbsp;prisons.”</p>

<p>In&nbsp;recent years,&nbsp;prisons&nbsp;have seen a 600% rise&nbsp;in&nbsp;drug overdoses among&nbsp;inmates, driven&nbsp;inpart by the smuggling of illicit&nbsp;fentanyl&nbsp;through the mail system. Through this bipartisan bill, the Bureau of&nbsp;Prisons&nbsp;(BOP) would have to develop a plan to transition its mail to a digital scanning system, preventing illicit and dangerous substances from making their way&nbsp;into prison facilities without&nbsp;interfering with&nbsp;inmates’ ability to continue corresponding with loved ones.</p>

<p>The legislation is named for Marc Fischer, a mailroom supervisor and Coast Guard veteran who died at Atwater Federal Prison from the exact kind of&nbsp;fentanyl&nbsp;exposure this bill targets.</p>

<p>Click <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1046/text">HERE</a> to read bill text for the <em>Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act</em>.</p>
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