US EditionFederal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close a prison near Los Angeles
The Federal Bureau of Prisons halted operations at Terminal Island due to unsafe deteriorating steam tunnels risking heating and staff safety, affecting about 1,000 inmates.
- Director William K. Marshall III said in a message to staff Tuesday that the Bureau is suspending operations at Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, a low-security prison with about 1,000 male inmates due to crumbling underground steam tunnels threatening heating and staff safety.
- A $3 billion repair backlog and 4,000 unusable beds have left the Bureau of Prisons struggling amid staff vacancies and a hiring freeze despite U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offering $50,000 signing bonuses.
- BOP plans to relocate inmates to other federal prisons, prioritizing proximity to release locations while assessing the facility's future, with Director William K. Marshall III stressing, `We are not going to wait for a crisis`.
- Management has criticized the union as an obstacle to progress, noting the agency faces backlash over safety suspensions at Terminal Island.
- The Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department's largest employer, oversees more than 30,000 workers, 122 facilities, about 155,000 inmates, and an $8.5 billion budget while building a new prison in Kentucky and exploring reopening Alcatraz.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close Terminal Island prison
By MICHAEL R. SISAK | Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a lockup adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press. Director William K. Marshall III told staff on Tuesday that the agency is sus…
Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close Terminal Island prison
By MICHAEL R. SISAK | Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a lockup adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press. Director William K. Marshall III told staff on Tuesday that the agency is sus…
Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close Terminal Island prison
By MICHAEL R. SISAK | Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a lockup adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press. Director William K. Marshall III told staff on Tuesday that the agency is sus…
Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close Terminal Island prison
By MICHAEL R. SISAK | Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a lockup adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press. Director William K. Marshall III told staff on Tuesday that the agency is sus…
Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close Terminal Island prison
By MICHAEL R. SISAK | Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a lockup adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press. Director William K. Marshall III told staff on Tuesday that the agency is sus…
Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close Terminal Island prison
By MICHAEL R. SISAK | Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a lockup adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens to knock out the facility’s heating system, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press. Director William K. Marshall III told staff on Tuesday that the agency is sus…
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