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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: Michael Carvajal is the director of Federal Bureau of Prisons. He testified at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing titled, “Examining Best Pracies for Incarceration During COVID-19” in Washington, U.S.A. June 2, 2020. Tom Will

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons director has decided to step down amid widespread criticism of his performance and the way he responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He will continue in the same role until another director is hired.

Michael Carvajal was a three-decade veteran of the BOP (the agency that houses over 135,000 federal inmates) for more than 30 years. Under Republican ex-US President Donald Trump, he was named director.

Members of both political parties placed pressure on Carvajal to change their views about pandemic protocols and inadequate testing at the agency.

Nearly 42,000 prisoners and just over 9,000 employees have been cured of COVID-19. 275 federal inmates, seven BOP staff and seven BOP workers have also died from the disease.

Dick Durbin (Democratic Senator) called for Carvajal’s dismissal in November. Durbin is the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Durbin declared Wednesday, “His resignation offers an opportunity for new and reform-minded leadership within the Bureau of Prisons.”

The BOP refused to comment.

Anthony Coley, a spokesperson for the Justice Department said that Carvajal was able to steer the BOP during difficult times such as this pandemic.

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