Attorney General Eric Holder says funds have been moved to keep workers on the job . But forced budget cuts will affect Washington when the new fiscal year begins in October . In 2012 , the government bought the prison from the state of Illinois for $ 165 million . Holder says the cuts will still affect the Justice Department in other ways .
Attorney General Eric Holder says funds have been moved to keep workers on the job . But forced budget cuts will affect Washington when the new fiscal year begins in October . Holder says the cuts will still affect the Justice Department in other ways .