Grace Meng Just Helped Female Federal Inmates. Period.

Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) gets a win. After urging the Justice Department to make tampons, pads and liners available to federal female inmates, the agency has finally agreed to do so. Under the new policy, the Federal Bureau of Prisons will be required to provide these essential products to incarcerated women free of charge. Last year, Meng, joined by NYC Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, sent a letter to the DOJ calling for these types of feminine hygiene items to be made available to all female inmates. More here.