U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
07/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/15/2025 10:12
Klobuchar Statement on Decision to Keep Duluth Federal Prison Open
Klobuchar Statement on Decision to Keep Duluth Federal Prison Open
July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar released the following statement about the Federal Bureau of Prisons decision to keep the Duluth facility open.<_o3a_p>
"This is good news for Duluth. I spoke with the Director of the Bureau of Prisons ahead of his visit to Duluth last week and urged him to reconsider the decision to deactivate the facility. I emphasized the harmful impact its closure would have on the employees who work there, as well as their families, and the regional economy. I am glad the BOP heard the concerns of people on the ground and reversed course." <_o3a_p>
In December 2024 and in February 2025 Senator Klobuchar wrote to the Bureau of Prisons asking them to explain the decision to close FPC Duluth. She also asked Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about keeping the facility open. She also expressed her concerns in calls with the previous BOP Director and the new director ahead of his visit to the facility last week.<_o3a_p>
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