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News Articles
January 2024
Biden Nominates OSC Deputy to join FLRA
2024 5.2% pay raise for Government Law Enforcement Officers
September 2023
Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons video
July 2022
Former officer charged with smuggling into Brooklyn Federal Jail
Former Leader of the BOP, Carvajal, leaves behind tainted legacy
Former BOP staff member sentenced for sexual abuse of a ward
Arbitrator finds prison guilty after violating civil rights
Union leader at Coleman transported to hospital via ambulance after altercation
Top officials at troubled prison systems receive 3 million in bonuses
Incarcerated trans inmate impregnates 2 female inmates in NJ prison
Federal Inmate sentenced to serve additional year for indecent exposure
Inmate death at USP Pollock
Women's Prison in Fort Worth rife with corruption, and coverups
Courts weigh in to pay damages on 2018 shutdown
June 2022
Inmate sentenced to death for murder of 2 corrections officers
Oakdale employee shortage danger
Federal Bureau of Prisons still losing staff
Investigations of Abuse at AUSP Thompson
May 2022
Use of Force Policy Update 5 31 22
3 Big Sandy USP employees indicted for civil rights violation 5 27 22
25 Dublin prison employees under investigation for sex, drug, lying abuses 5 5 22
BOP awards program under fir by local unions 5 3 22
April 2022
Federal Inmate sentenced to serve more than six additional years over assault on guard 4 27 22
3 BOP employees hospitalized over drug laced prisoner mail 4 29 22
Bargaining in Good Faith 4 15 22
BOP medical care falls short of its own policy 4 19 22
OPM issues more guidance to encourage collective bargaining at agencies 4 12 22
BOP touts diversity of mental illness in Facebook ad 4 12 22
Guard at Devens FMC acquitted in prisoner abuse case 4 7 22
FCC Pollock experiencing staffing shortage 4 5 22
USP Thompson Union responds to prison assault 4 5 22
Upstate New York mob assassin escapes from Federal custody in Florida 4 1 22
March 2022
What's a Past Practice? 3 31 22
BOP is overworking critical staff during FSA implementation 3 31 22
Director of BOP calls on staff to out corruption 3 31 22
Biden Proposes a 4.6% Raise for Federal Workers 3 28 22
FCI Dublin Guard Sexual Abusive Contact 3 29 22
USP Thompson Union pushes for change 3 21 22
Guard lied in probe of gun found in NYC 3 18 22
USP Thomson - Drug Exposure 3 17 22
Dublin described as 'Disgrace and Culture Riot' 3 15 22
FCC Florence Understaffing 3 14 22
$1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending 3 10 22
OPM former Director oversight 3 8 22
Inmate Sentenced for Assaulting Officer 3 9 22
Court appears open to reinstating Biden's COVID-19 mandate for Feds 3 8 22
Covid Spreading in Federal Prisons 3 7 22
Prison boss vexes DOJ with alleged intimidation 3 4 22
Family of inmate who died in Federal Prison,sueing officers & warden 3 2 22
February 2022
Soon Feds will be able to sign up for online COVID hazard pay lawsuit 2 24 22
Bipartisan working group to examine Prison Conditions 2 17 22
BOP to Congress: Federal prisons are not as badly understaffed as people think 2 4 22
January 2022
Implementation of the Criminal Justice Reform Law 1 5 22
Judge dismisses case against Epstein jail guards 1 3 22
Several Inmates Facing Charges 1 4 22
Escaped Texarkana Inmate caught! 1 1 22