WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Jim Justice introduced the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics in Mail Act also known as the BOP SCAN Mail Act. This legislation would require the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a digital scanning strategy to prevent the smuggling of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs into Federal correctional facilities by mail: Read the legislation by clicking HERE. Here’s what they are saying: “On behalf of AFGE Local 4070, I write to express our deepest appreciation for your introduction of theBOP SCAN Mail Act in the Senate. Your initiative addresses a life-threatening crisis facing our nation’s correctional officers, and we stand firmly behind

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Jim Justice introduced the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against Narcotics in Mail Act also known as the BOP SCAN Mail Act. This legislation would require the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a digital scanning strategy to prevent the smuggling of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs into Federal correctional facilities by mail: “Protecting police officers and prison support staff from deadly fentanyl is not a partisan issue and catching it through whatever avenue it is smuggled shouldn’t be either. In West Virginia, far too many lives have been lost due to mailed-in synthetic drugs and fentanyl to correctional facilities. Inmate mail

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Jim Justice released a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcing disaster assistance for residents impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that began on February 15, 2025: “I was just in Welch, West Virginia, to view disaster recovery with the Acting Administrator of FEMA, the Small Business Administration, the county commission, local mayors, and folks effected by the floods. Through the leadership of President Trump, we are really moving forward with a whole of government response that is truly encouraging to see. Simply rebuilding isn’t the goal, building a stronger