Good morning. It is my professional and personal honor to participate in this hearing. I'm here today seeking accountability for the appalling situation at United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, once the flagship of the BOP. It is now a penitentiary in name only. As the chief psychologist at USP Atlanta from 2018 to 2021. I repeatedly reported ongoing, uncorrected, gross mismanagement of suicide prevention practices, staff misconduct, and general operational deficiencies. Unfortunately, the only response I received was unlawful retaliation. I was involuntarily transferred to an FCI in Seagoville, Texas. Though I'm speaking today in my personal capacity, I have been an employee of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 15 years. For the first 11 I was assigned to various psychology departments at high or maximum security male institutions. From 2018-I'm sorry. From 2015 to 2018. I was a psychologist with a supervisory role in the supermax, also known as the ADX. The facility in Florence, Colorado, the most secure institution in the country. In 2018, I accepted the site chief psychologist position at USP Atlanta, where my mission was to turn around a deficient failing psychology department. I was responsible for integrating standardized procedures on inmate mental health issues, the provision of sound clinical care to the inmate population, developing and implementing mental health treatment and best practices, and tracking and analyzing program adherence. Like most BOP employees, I am first and foremost a federal law enforcement officer. In addition to providing mental health care, I'm responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the community, the staff and the inmate population. That includes pat downs, searches and other security-related duties. Upon my arrival, and for the duration of my time at USP Atlanta, the facility was falling apart. elevators were inoperable for months at a time, the walls were infested with mold. Whenever it rained, the sewer would back up and overflow onto the recreation yard, sometimes leaving a foot of human waste behind. Security wise, there was little to speak of. Given the volume and flagrante of the contraband, it was obvious that cell searches were not being properly conducted, if at all. For instance, I confiscated a microwave that I found while searching an inmate cell. Two days later, I found the same microwave in another cell-it was the same serial number. Of course, my assignment and primary concern was the inmate mental health and suicide prevention. In the roughly four years, eight inmates at USP Atlanta died by suicide, two prior to my arrival and six during my tenure. To put this into perspective, federal prisons typically see between one and three suicides over a five year period. Any loss of life is tragic and unacceptable, which is why it is particularly devastating to see such disregard for human life at USP Atlanta. BOP policy requires that a Suicide Reconstruction Team is sent to investigate circumstances of any inmate suicide. The team prepares a report detailing findings and making recommendations to prevent reoccurrences. This report is sent to onsite regional and national offices in the BOP and the institution must provide a written response to any recommendations. While at USP Atlanta I reviewed seven reconstruction reports, each prepared by different teams, and all seven reports feature some same issues. It means suffering from ongoing substance abuse, easy access to drugs, unit rounds, which were required to be done every half hour were routinely skipped for hours at a time.