Tweet - "Attorney General Barr is right to be upset about the crisis in our federal prisons, but his outrage regarding the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein rings hollow. Since taking office, Pres. Trump and his Administration have only made the situation in our federal prisons worse."

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"Attorney General Barr is right to be upset about the crisis in our federal prisons, but his outrage regarding the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein rings hollow. Since taking office, Pres. Trump and his Administration have only made the situation in our federal prisons worse."

"The Attorney General should have been well aware of federal prison mismanagement and understaffing before Mr. Epstein's death. Maybe now that this crisis is getting national press coverage, he'll finally take steps to address it."

"Congressional Republicans have not held the Administration accountable for this failure to address the federal prison crisis. In fact, since the GOP took control in Jan 2015, the Senate Judiciary Committee has not held a single oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Prisons."

"That's why I'm also calling on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham to hold an oversight hearing on the Federal BOP. Every day that passes without action is another day that the safety of prison staff and inmates is at grave risk."

@SenatorDurbin

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