At least $3,000,000,000 is for pay and hiring and at most $2,000,000,000 for repairs
What the document says“Not less than $3,000,000,000 of the amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be for hiring and training of new employees, including correctional officers, medical professionals, and facilities and maintenance employees, the necessary support staff, and for additional funding for salaries and benefits for the current workforce of the Bureau of Prisons.”
The section requires at least $3,000,000,000 to go to hiring and training new staff, including correctional officers, medical professionals and maintenance employees, and to salaries and benefits for the current workforce, and allows no more than $2,000,000,000 for maintenance and repairs to facilities the Bureau runs.
What the document actually says“Not less than $3,000,000,000 of the amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be for hiring and training of new employees, including correctional officers, medical professionals, and facilities and maintenance employees, the necessary support staff, and for additional funding for salaries and benefits for the current workforce of the Bureau of Prisons.”
At least three billion dollars is for staff. It hires and trains new employees. It also lifts pay for those there now.
Guards, medical staff and repair crews are named. The rest is capped at two billion. That covers fixing buildings.
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