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Summary
A printout of a Government Executive article dated November 19, 2019, filed as a court document. The article details testimony by BOP Director Hawk Sawyer regarding staffing shortages ('augmentation') and the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein suicide, including the indictment of two guards for falsifying records. Sawyer agrees with Senator Ted Cruz that the event was a 'black eye' for the agency but defends the majority of the staff.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Hawk Sawyer | Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Testifying regarding BOP staffing issues and the Epstein scandal.
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| Ted Cruz | US Senator (R-Texas) |
Questioned Hawk Sawyer, calling the Epstein situation a 'black eye' on the agency.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Deceased Inmate |
Referenced regarding the 'Epstein scandal', his death, and the failure of guards to check on him.
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| Courtney Bublé | Author |
Author of the Government Executive article.
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| Two federal correctional officers | Prison Guards |
Indicted for falsifying records on the night of Epstein's death.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Subject of the oversight hearing and article.
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| Congress |
Legislative body responsible for funding.
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| Justice Department |
Indicted the correctional officers.
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| FBI |
Investigating the Epstein case.
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| Justice Department Inspector General |
Investigating the Epstein case.
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| Government Executive |
Publication source of the article.
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Timeline (2 events)
2019-08-10
Death of Jeffrey Epstein (Referenced as context)
Federal Prison
2019-11-19
Locations (1)
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State represented by Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Relationships (2)
Sawyer agreed with Cruz regarding the 'black eye' comment.
Reference to 'Epstein scandal' and his death in custody.
Key Quotes (3)
"Hawk Sawyer agreed with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that the Epstein situation was a 'black eye' on the entire agency."Source
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"We have some bad staff... We want rid of those bad staff who don't do their job. We want them gone one way or another either by prosecution or by termination."Source
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"But the good staff are doing extraordinary work out there every day managing the 177,000 inmates."Source
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Case 1:19-cr-00830-AT Document 33 Filed 04/09/20 Page 34 of 38
4/3/2020 Lack of Staff and Resources Continue to Strain the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Oversight - Government Executive
money to fund the program had to come out of the agency’s own budget since it didn’t get any extra from Congress, according to Hawk Sawyer.
In the meantime, the bureau has been relying on augmentation to temporarily fill correctional officer positions with other staff. Although Sawyer said this is a good process and all staff are trained for this role, she admitted the agency has to use augmentation more than is optimal and often employees are taken away from their designated work.
In addition to hiring, Hawk Sawyer said the bureau is working to replace the surveillance cameras in all prisons, ensure that staff are thoroughly trained and have managers repeatedly tell staff what their responsibilities are. These are all issues that came to light in the wake of the Epstein scandal.
As the hearing was going on the Justice Department indicted the two federal correctional officers on duty the night of Epstein’s death with falsifying records to say they checked on him.
Hawk Sawyer agreed with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that the Epstein situation was a “black eye” on the entire agency. Since the FBI and the Justice Department Inspector General are looking into the Epstein case she said she could not speak about any specifics.
“We have some bad staff,” Hawk Sawyer said. “We want rid of those bad staff who don’t do their job. We want them gone one way or another either by prosecution or by termination. But the good staff are doing extraordinary work out there every day managing the 177,000 inmates. You never hear anything about those people.”
By Courtney Bublé
November 19, 2019
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2019/11/lack-staff-and-resources-continue-strain-federal-bureau-prisons/161398/
November 19, 2019
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2019/11/lack-staff-and-resources-continue-strain-federal-bureau-prisons/161398/
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