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BOP tells appropriators $3 billion repair backlog has left 4,000 beds offline
Summary
Associate Deputy Director Kathleen Toomey told the subcommittee the Bureau of Prisons has a roughly $3 billion modernization and repair backlog; about 4,000 beds cannot be used because of unsafe conditions and the bureau has developed a five‑year capital plan to address prioritized safety and security projects.
Associate Deputy Director Kathleen Toomey told the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Activities Subcommittee that the Bureau of Prisons has an estimated $3,000,000,000 modernization and repair backlog and more than 4,000 beds that are unusable due to dangerous conditions.
Why it matters: Toomey said unusable beds reduce the bureau's ability to house people safely and to move individuals to facilities closer to release locations; members said the backlog drives pressure for capital…
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