U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to accurately report deaths that occur in state jails and prisons.
In a hearing of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which Ossoff chairs, week, witnesses testified this week that there were nearly 1,000 uncounted deaths in the last year alone.
A Senate subcommittee found the failure to report deaths in correctional facilities was preventable, especially as states receiving certain federal funding are required to report how many people die in custody to the Department of Justice.
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