Rep. Laurel Lee Introduces Bill to Increase Penalty for Smuggling Phones to Inmates
November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024:
Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, which will increase the penalty for smuggling or possessing a contraband cellphone in federal prisons from a misdemeanor to a felony.
In 2013, Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati, a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional officer, was murdered by 5 men after his shift . . .
Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, which will increase the penalty for smuggling or possessing a contraband cellphone in federal prisons from a misdemeanor to a felony.
In 2013, Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati, a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional officer, was murdered by 5 men after his shift . . .