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Congress has a lot on its agenda and a short window of time

"It's kind of surprising that the NDAA is stuck in suspended animation right now," said Mitchell Miller.

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The U.S. Capitol, center, is seen with the Supreme Court of the United States, left, and the Library of Congress, right, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Bureau of Prisons to close six institutions, citing β€˜extreme staffing challenges’

The closures will impact about 500 BOP employees. Their union warns that the agency’s decision will exacerbate an already difficult workforce situation.

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FILE - A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of PrisonsΒ following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruptionΒ in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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