MCBATH, ADAMS INTRODUCE LANDMARK LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN PRISONS

Washington, July 8 -- Representative Lucy McBath issued the following press release:

This week, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-6) and Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12),introduced the Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act (https://mcbath-admin.c3pot.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Extreme-Temperatures-Injustice-in-Prisons-Act.pdf), landmark legislation to protect incarcerated people and prison staff from dangerous temperatures in facilities across the country managed by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

This bill is a continuation of work that Congresswomen McBath and Adams began last year. In March 2026, they successfully launched a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study to further understand how the BOP current...