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Federal Bureau of Prisons Budget Cut; May Impact Yankton Federal Prison Camp

Federal Bureau of Prisons Budget Cut; May Impact Yankton Federal Prison Camp

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The budget proposal released by the Trump Administration would reduce funding to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has led to fears the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton could be on the cut list.
Senator Mike Rounds says they have not seen any specifics yet…..

Rounds says he will work with officials at the Bureau of Prisons…..

Rounds says the Yankton Camp is a vital part of the federal justice system…..

The federal prison camp was opened in 1989, on the former campus of Yankton College, which closed in 1984.

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