Senators Grill BOP Chief-Then Say They'll Toss Her More Money.

The article titled "Senators Grill BOP Chief-Then Say They'll Toss Her More Money" discusses Colette Peters, the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), facing questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about transparency and unfulfilled promises. Senators expressed their expectation for results after Peters had been in the position for about a year. They emphasized the need for increased funding for staffing and infrastructure, including $20 billion for deferred maintenance. The BOP has an $8 billion annual budget and incarcerates 157,000 people in 122 prisons, hospitals, and camps. [Extracted from the article]

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