Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
The House debated S. 307, the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, which directs the Justice Department to set national standards for preventing, responding to, and punishing sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against Bureau of Prisons staff, and requires the BOP to implement recommendations from a DOJ Inspector General report on the issue. Representative Lee, introducing the bill under suspension of the rules, cited figures on how many federal prison workers report experiencing such harassment or assault and said the bill establishes rules to prevent and punish it. Representative Raskin also supported the bill, saying it would improve how the Bureau of Prisons tracks and responds to these incidents and better protect staff, particularly women. He also noted the bill does not cover staff-on-inmate misconduct, which he said is addressed by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, and expressed concern about that law’s protections being rolled back.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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