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Lawmakers debate restoring $5 million for prison modernization as corrections leaders warn of safety risks
Summary
Guam senators pressed for restoring $5 million in funding for the Department of Corrections modernization efforts at an appropriations hearing, warning that delays could jeopardize officer safety and federal compliance.
Guam senators pressed for restoring $5 million in funding for the Department of Corrections (DOC) during the committee’s appropriations hearing, saying the agency still faces safety and compliance risks that modernization money was intended to fix.
The hearing record shows DOC leadership asking repeatedly for additional funding to restart architecture-and-engineering (A&E) work and renovation projects after an earlier procurement was canceled. Director statements read into the record and senators’ remarks stressed concern about the safety of corrections staff and detainees.
The budget materials presented by staff list DOC line items for FY26 including $34,234,475 from the general fund; $936,927 from the Department of Corrections Inmate Revolving Fund; and $19,995 from the Safe Streets Fund. The packet also lists a $495,252 outright appropriation from the general fund for in-custody costs for prisoners confined at federal facilities; $294,610 for user access and maintenance of the corrections…
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