Joint Hearing: “Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons”

Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance (Committee on the Judiciary)
Subcommittee on Oversight (Committee on the Judiciary)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Support Documents

• A letter from The Sentencing Project to Mr. William Marshall, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, dated May 5, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. McBath of GA. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from The New York Times titled “Under Trump, U.S. Prisons Offered Gender-Affirming Care” dated October 16, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• A report from GAO titled “Noncitizens in the U.S.: Public Information on Federal Incarcerations” dated September 3, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from Corrections 1 titled “BOP slashes retention bonuses, impacting thousands of correctional officers” dated February 27, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from Federal News Network titled “ Days ahead of coming BOP pay cuts, some employees already resigning” dated March 14, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from WQAD titled “DOGE making cuts to federal workforce: FCI Thomson union expresses frustration” dated February 25, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of FL. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from KWQC titled “Thomson Prison on lockdown since Sunday” dated March 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of FL. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from Corrections 1 titled “15 FCI Thomson corrections officers hospitalized after suspected drug exposure in mailroom” dated April 17, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of FL. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from CBS News titled “Survey: Transgender inmates more likely to be victims of sexual assault” dated July 31, 2015, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from 9 News titled “Video shows masked ICE agents detaining 2 outside Douglas County courthouse” dated April 21, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from CNN titled “What happens with US citizen children caught up in Trump’s deportation push” dated May 3, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from NBC News titled “Newborn U.S. citizen and Guatemalan mom detained as she faces deportation” dated May 4, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from Newsweek titled “ICE Agents in Ski Masks Snatch Migrants Out of Lawyer’s Car” dated February 28, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from Politico titled “Judge says 2-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported with ‘no meaningful process’” dated April 26, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• An article from Prison Fellowship titled “Prison Fellowship Applauds Congressional Funding of Prison Rape Elimination Act, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
• Oral statement of Director Colette Peters dated July 23, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 05/22/2025 at 09:55 AM
• An article from The Guardian titled "US federal women's prison plagued by rampant staff sexual abuse to close" dated April 15, 2024. [PDF] Added 05/22/2025 at 09:55 AM

Hearing Record

• Questions for Mr. Milton, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Raskin. [PDF] Added 05/19/2025 at 10:13 AM
• Questions for Mr. Potter, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt. [PDF] Added 05/19/2025 at 10:13 AM
• Questions for Mr. Purtill, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt. [PDF] Added 05/19/2025 at 10:13 AM
• Answers to Questions for Mr. Potter, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt. [PDF] Added 05/19/2025 at 10:13 AM

First Published: April 29, 2025 at 09:20 AM
Last Updated: May 22, 2025 at 09:55 AM