Good Morning, Chairman Ossoff, Ranking Member Johnson, and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today. Who am I and why am I here? I am an upper management retiree after serving more than 30 years with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. I am here because of the many abuses and gross mismanagement I personally witnessed while serving at USP Atlanta. I was shocked and appalled by the USP Atlanta big picture. On a daily basis, there were numerous policy violations which put the staff inmates and the local community in danger. For example, there were so many rats inside the facility, dining hall and food preparation areas that staff intentionally left doors open so the many stray cats that hung around the prison could catch the rats. It is never a good idea to leave prison doors open. There was no professional pest control service in place because management officials could not work together and determine which department of budget was responsible for the cost. arrived at USP Atlanta in August 2020, 6 months into the pandemic, and at that time staff were not provided appropriate PPE to perform their duties within the pandemic. Also, there were no designated COVID-19 isolation or quarantine areas in a detention center unit. In August 2020, it was reported half of the 300 security cameras did not operate appropriately and the other half were off by three hours. This is not the first time this had been reported. There were missing security controls and equipment to include keys, handcuffs and pepper spray. Key control at other BOP facilities that I have worked is paramount to maintain safety and security. Then there is the "Atlanta Way." The "Atlanta Way" is far from norm and certainly not the Bureau of Prisons way. Most of the staff at USP Atlanta are very proud that Atlanta does things intentionally different. The the BLP has a policy on staff conduct and ethics. Reports of unethical behavior must be investigated and if warranted, discipline is imposed. However, at USP Atlanta, the "Atlanta Way" is where staff are not held accountable for misconduct. Inmates are not challenged for negative behavior, and regular maintenance and routine repairs are nonexistent. Staff members are actually involved in physical fights at work, which cases are uninvestigated and/or staff subsequently promoted within marijuana is routinely smelled inside the prison. But there are no searches to determine which inmates for smoking. Inmates are observed in zombie state and nothing is done in an effort to determine the source of the illegal substances. All BOP staff members or correctional workers first to include secretaries, psychologists, teachers and wardens. Conducting searches is corrections 101 at BOP facilities. I never saw a pet search conducted at the USP Atlanta in August 2020,And in July 2021, Reports indicate areas searches were not being done. As a jail administrator or USP Atlanta, I tried to make positive changes by voluntarily training less experienced staff by correct and security violations and reporting staff misconduct. My efforts were very unappreciated, I was ostracized by staff, I was victimized by the agency, but they forced relocation to a Texas facility, which led to my retirement much earlier than planned. In August 2021, the pseudo-solution to addressing the USP Atlanta problems was to move forward 43 management officials out of 432 staff members. What I witnessed was outrageous. I never expected to be here today. Now that I am I ask for your immediate help. I truly believe the problems can be fixed with the right people in mindset. Please continue the kind of oversight you are doing today. Hopefully, it will result in real accountability and stop the abuses you're hearing about. Thank you for your time.