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Kristi Noem: “The Bureau of Prisons has faced chronic shortages in…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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Senate Appropriations Hearing on DHS Budget with Secretary Kristi Noem

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:29

I understand that ICE has entered into an interagency agreement with the Bureau of Prisons to hold ICE detainees in our federal prison in Berlin. FCI Berlin, New Hampshire. I'm sure that you're aware that The Bureau of Prisons has faced chronic shortages in staffing for a number of years. This is particularly evident in Berlin, where it's being staffed at just over 60% for its corrections officers. And now it's hosting more than230detainees. (1:03:29–1:03:34)

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