California Federal Prison Worker Dies; Fentanyl Exposure Suspected
Investigators explore potential link between mailroom supervisor's death and contact with an unknown substance.
- Marc Fisher, a mailroom supervisor, felt ill and died after handling mail at the Atwater prison.
- Authorities are investigating whether fentanyl exposure played a role in his death.
- A second worker was hospitalized for observation but later released.
- The Bureau of Prisons has faced multiple crises, including understaffing and high-profile deaths.
- Legislation to address drug smuggling in prisons has stalled in Congress.