Berlin federal prison strained by ICE population, staffing shortage

By: Barbara Tetreault

Outlets: Berlin Sun

Published: October 22, 2026

Words: 591

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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BERLIN — An inspection of the federal prison in Berlin showed the facility suffers from critical vacancies that have been exacerbated by its acceptance of ICE detainees.

The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General last week released the results of an unannounced inspection of the facility that took place Jan. 12-16, 2026.

At the time of the inspection, the men’s federal prison held 600 medium security inmates and 52 inmates in the minimum security camp. …

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