our first witness is charles samuals. you will have five minutes for the oral statement and your complete written statement is in the record. if you would stand and raise your right hand to be sworn in. [swearing in] >> let the record reflect you have answered in the afirmmative. good morning, chairman durbin, ranking member cruz, and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the use of restrictive housing within the bureau of prisons (bureau). chairman durbin, i appreciate you and other members of the judiciary committee for your support of the bureau over the years, and i look forward to continuing our work together. wharf i cannot start without honoring officer williams who was stabbed in pennsylvania. we will always honor his memory and all of the staff who lost lives in the line of duty. these underscore the dangerous that staff face on a daily bases. our staff faces the dangers of other law enforcement agencies. we house the worst of the offenders and do so with