http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2013/03/23/holder-averts-furloughs-of-prison-staffers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, moving $150 million from other Justice Department accounts to stave off a serious threat to the lives and safety of correctional staff, inmates and the public.
Some 38,000 employees at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons supervise 176,000 inmates at 119 institutions, ensuring security and providing prisoners with needed programs.In a memo Friday to all Justice Department employees, Holder said that congressional passage of a spending bill keeping the government open through the end of September provides no relief from $1.6 billion in Justice Department budget reductions that already took effect.
this is a no win even though some services are kept running, but weren't they just as important before the sequester hostage taking?
i would like to know what was cut and who suffers because of it.
"I am deeply troubled by the impact the sequester will have on the department's capacity to prevent terrorism, combat violent crime, partner with states and local law enforcement agencies and protect the judiciary and our most vulnerable citizens," Holder wrote."I am still evaluating whether we have the ability to avoid other furloughs in the department this year," he added, addressing concerns of department employees. "I will do all that I can to minimize the impact of these events on your lives."
all because of the insistance on maitaing the rich's status quo, in favor of your pursuit of life, liberty and the oursuit of happiness, if you don't like it no need to stick your head out of the window and yell vote 2014, a lot more effective.
