{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cartwright.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/cartwright-statement-on-expansion-of-bureau-of-prison-s-pepper-spray", "Cartwright Statement on Expansion of Bureau of Prisons Pepper Spray Pilot Program", "2014-11-18", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Matt Cartwright", "C001090", "cartwright.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright released the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Prisons Director Charles Samuels announced the expansion of the Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray Pilot Program to include staff who work in recreation, food service, and receiving and discharge.\u00a0 Additionally, the Bureau will provide OC Spray to staff in all of the designated positions at six medium security institutions:\n\u201cI applaud the Bureau of Prisons for expanding the OC Spray Pilot Program, but there is still more work to be done to protect the men and women that work in our nation\u2019s prisons.\u00a0\n\u201cIn order to ensure greater safety, I introduced the Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2014\u00a0in May, a bill that would make the pepper spray program permanent, as well as expand pepper spray availability to medium and higher security facilities.\n\u201cHowever, overcrowding and understaffing continue to plague our federal prisons.\u00a0 It is essential that we adequately fund the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that it can perform its mission to rehabilitate these individuals without compromising the safety of the many officers who put their lives at risk in achieving this goal.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://cartwright.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/cartwright-statement-on-expansion-of-bureau-of-prison-s-pepper-spray"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8476381190121174, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}