A union official said the upcoming retention incentives are "appreciated," but warned that BOP needs a larger federal pay fix to address chronic understaffing.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Last week, the Federal Bureau of Prisons posted a video of ...

The union of prison employees condemned the contract’s termination, which is part of the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal work force. By John Yoon The Federal Bureau of Prisons said on ...

After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more ...

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The federal Bureau of Prisons is closing a California lockup that was once home to Al Capone and Charles Manson over concerns about crumbling infrastructure, including falling concrete that threatens ...