They can to minimize the spread of covid19 among workers and detainees. For fiscal year 2020 congress appropriated approximately 3. 1 billion for more than 45000 single adults and family ice detention beds and other custody operations. Over 80 of these beds are operating daily by private contractors and some of whom are at this hearing today. That is a large amount of taxpayer money, money a historically high number of detention beds and demands oversight and accountability. Detention facilities must be held to a High Standard at all times but in this moment it is a vital importance. Yet, over the past few months it is clear that ice in its contractor had not taken this a break seriously and have not treated it aggressively enough. More than 3000 detainees, 280 contractors and at least 45 ice employees assigned to detention facilities have now test positive for covid19. Sadly, we have watched as two detainees a potential third today in the state of florida and contractors due to convoc
Off when it is baking outside. That is what we have today. Thats redhot, thats what it is. You know whpilot gets on . Today, it will be 104 degrees. They are going to think they ended up in phoenix. Right. Yesterday it was 94 degrees. There is san jose international, southwest 242 is taking off. Look at you. Prepping for second career. Welcome, everybody. We are talking about extreme heat, a lot of us are doing what we can to cope. Lets bring in our meteorologist as we look at more records that may fall today. Exi could be the case. Yesterday temperatures were triple digits. We will do thats the big weather story. Hes a sunshine, warm to hot. At least the entire bay area is covered with extreme heat. Midseventies, it is close to 90 degrees. In month spots is the intent stuff. Be extra careful, especially after noon. Heat advisory are in effect. Fire danger is also high with this very hot and dry weather. The excessive heat warnings for the areas in red, the heat advisory for areas in y
I dont get it. The mother and pain tonight. She tells us she did everything in her power to raise her boys the right way. Despite her efforts her child was taken from her. Good evening everyone. 10 days have passed since the shooting. The gunman has not been caught. The motive is unclear. Tonight it was time to hold a week. Tomorrow a funeral. Amber is here now after talking with the boys mother. Reporter johnson tells me she knew there would be hurdles. Raising two sons in public housing. It was important to her they become good people. Now she said she is struggling to make sense of what happened to her 15yearold. She said he is a loss not only to his family but the community as well. A wake for was held thursday evening as duggins and San Francisco. Family and friends filled the mortuary someone the death of the 15yearold who was shot and killed in the mission neighborhood. He was a good human. He never hurt nobody. Hes never been expended suspended or expelled. He doesnt get into f
Furthermore, we have an exceptional relationship with the National Union and the incoming president and we are going to come up with a plan to streamline policy adoption so we do not have significant delays and have this be a barrier to implementation of the Inspector General ngos recommendation. We have a future state and plan on how these policies negotiations will happen going forward. That is encouraging i would hate to see the clock on your opportunity to resolve these longstanding issues and to have the union at the table and b. O. P. Leadership at the table and be implementing some of the igs recommendations on this critical area is encouraging. I will be following best. I know the chairman will be legislating can i ask one more question with the forbearance of my colleague. When a federal defendant is found mentally incompetent to stand trial. If they release on bail, they are required to be returned to custody to see if their competency can be restored in a b. O. P. Facility.
I think something id like to see the president address on thursday is anything related to gaza and palestine. Its very important right now and people not talking about it and choosing to look at it one way. Watch the sta on thursday at0 p. M. Eastern on cspan, cspan now, our free mobile video app, or online atspan. Org. The director of the federal bureau of prisons joined the justice dertpector general to testify on the rise of nonmedicalrelated deaths in the federal prison system. They discuss the need for policy reforms for confinement, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse treatments and more funding and resources. This is an hour and 50 minutes. Span3. In recent years more than 300 people have died of nal causes in custody of the presence. Does have too often been the result of this management and operational il project and National Public radio three years ago found that the thompson federal in recent years, mohr than of il has become one of the deadliest prisons in america because o