Senator Dick Durbin

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Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

Federal prisons are hotbeds for #COVID19. Testing inmates before transfer will help BOP limit the spread of this disease between facilities & to local communities. BOP made the right decision by taking our bipartisan, bicameral advice. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 19, 2020

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Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

Last week, I joined @RepCheri, @ChuckGrassley, @SenDuckworth, & @RepMcKinley in urging the Federal Bureau Of Prisons to test all new inmates for #COVID19 before transferring them to BOP quarantine sites – including USP Thomson in Illinois. BOP has agreed to our request. — PolitiTweet.org

Lawmakers also announced that the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service, will n… https://t.co/oKJKHDtHow

Posted May 19, 2020

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Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

As a next step, BOP must extend this policy and test every inmate in its custody and confirm they are negative for #COVID19 prior to transferring them to another BOP facility, whether from a quarantine site or other BOP institution. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 19, 2020