NCJ Number
91715
Date Published
1983
Length
21 pages
Annotation
For more than 6 years the Bureau of Prisons and the D.C. Government have been unable to resolve disputes over payments to house D.C. prisoners in Federal correctional institutions.
Abstract
According to the Bureau's records, the D.C. Government owed the Bureau more than $20 million as of August 1982. This deficit, which began to accrue in 1976, existed even after the D.C. Government paid the Bureau $12.5 million to partially offset the deficit in January 1982. Furthermore, the two agencies cannot agree on the amount of money owed and whether interest should be charged. Although both the Department of Corrections and the Department of Justice stated that they will work to resolve the disputed billings, the tone of the comments from both agencies raises concern. The General Accounting Office feels that rather than dwell on who caused the problem, it is time for both agencies to put their differences aside and resolve the matters. Pertinent correspondence is appended. (Author abstract modified)