The Bureau of Prisons has a problem attracting new workers. However, there are no easy answers and a tough environment is as ...

Citing a ProPublica investigation that found that workers at federal lockups had been lured away to ICE, lawmakers asked how ...

Last week, USA Today ran a hit piece on federal prisoners with the tabloid headline, “Government shutdown: Federal inmates feast on Cornish hens, steak as prison guards labor without pay.” Not to be ...

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For months, employees at the federal prison in Edgefield, South Carolina have been working overtime. At full staff, there are supposed to be roughly 120 officers, but with almost 30 vacancies, staff ...

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A former inmate at a Kentucky federal prison is charged with killing another inmate in 2024, according to court documents. Daviian Roberts, 35, is accused of killing Michael Smith in October 2024 at ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. 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: ...