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Bill pushes feds to notify families of sick, dying inmates

FILE - Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks during a hearing, May 10, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. New legislation introduced Thursday by Ossoff and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., would require the Justice Department to establish guidelines for the federal Bureau of Prisons and state correctional systems to notify the families of incarcerated people if their loved one has a serious illness, a life-threatening injury or if they die behind bars. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File) FILE - Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 17, 2022. New legislation introduced Thursday by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Kennedy, would require the Justice Department to establish guidelines for the federal Bureau of Prisons and state correctional systems to notify the families of incarcerated people if their loved one has a serious illness, a life-threatening injury or if they die behind bars. (Anna Rose Layden/Pool Photo via AP, File)