Chemical Exposure: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Welcome to Episode 29 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella discuss the story of Supervisory Correctional Systems Specialist Marc Fischer who died after encountering mail laced narcotics in the mail room at USP Atwater in California. This episode is dedicated to Officer Fischer, and his loved ones and to the many correctional officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Information about avoiding illicit drug exposure while working as a first responder can be found through NIOSH: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/substance-use/fentanyl-toolkit-emergency-responders/index.html

If you or a loved one are struggling with substance abuse, help is available at 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Sources used in this episode can be found below:

https://www.bop.gov/about/history/

https://www.bop.gov/about/history/hero_fischer.jsp

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/marc-fischer-obituary?id=56090454

https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1768662.015

https://apnews.com/article/federal-prison-worker-dies-california-fentanyl-investigation-c524f7db5c03c2298af5e488470ba639

https://www.odmp.org/officer/27366-supervisory-correctional-systems-specialist-marc-alan-fischer

https://abc30.com/post/mendota-correctional-officers-hospitalized-exposure-contaminated-mail-officials-say/16483114/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1046/text

https://www.bop.gov/news/20240812-message-from-the-director.jsp

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/memorial-service-held-for-united-states-penitentiary-worker-in-atwater/