Bureau of Prisons Oversight: The Importance of Federal Prison Industries : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session ... May 24, 1999, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 53 pages |
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Page 17 - States penal and correctional institutions, diversify, so far as practicable, prison industrial operations and so operate the prison shops that no single private industry shall be forced to bear an undue burden of competition from the products of the prison workshops, and to reduce to a minimum competition with private industry or free labor.
Page 24 - SINCGARS upgrade program and they turned to FPI seeking to develop other sources for these labor intensive, high priced cables and connectors. FPI recognized the opportunity to reach out to small businesses like myself. They broke down the contracts that they received from the US Army into component parts and requested small businesses, including mine, to participate and bid on proto-types.
Page 30 - Federal penal and correctional institutions as will give the inmates a maximum opportunity to acquire a knowledge and skill in trades and occupations which will provide them with a means of earning a livelihood upon release.
Page 16 - FPI's operations, key aspects of which are: approving FPI's financial operating plans, developing strategic plans, approving the establishment and activation of new factories...
Page 24 - If we could meet the military standards and perform, being a small, start-up business was not a liability. It was FPI's mission to afford fledgling companies like my own with this rare opportunity to partner and it allowed us to gain contracts for which we would otherwise not have been able to compete.
Page 23 - I am Andy Linder, President and Owner of Power Connector, a small electronics business based in Long Island, NY employing 77 people. My company commenced business on April 1, 1987 and has since concentrated its manufacturing efforts primarily in the areas of electronic connectors and cable hardware for the US military. We supply these component parts primarily to the Department of Defense, Federal Prison Industries (FPI) and to our primary defense contractors . I am here today to relay my story as...
Page 24 - Mine was a start-up company, struggling to make payroll and it was only through sharing expenses and sub-contracts that my company became successful . As a result of FPI's efforts to work with the small business community our products were approved. FPI provided the intensive labor required, we provided the component parts. Bidding on these contracts was required and I am proud to say my company won the bids for the component parts enabling FPI to provide them to the Department of Defense at 1/3...
Page 17 - Daily. CHALLENGES FACED BY THE BOARD As a member of the Board, I can state that we take our position and our representative status very seriously when making decisions. By Federal statute, we are called upon, on the one hand, to provide employment for the greatest number of inmates who are eligible to work and, on the other hand, to represent a segment of society that often has competing interests. This task is compounded by the continued spiraling growth of the Federal inmate population, noted by...
Page 45 - Washington, DC DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN : I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your request to state my views on S.