New legislation to give BOP correctional officers a 35% federal pay raise attempts to address longstanding staffing shortages across the agency.

Bipartisan legislation would establish a special pay rate for employees at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons until the agency ...

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

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a poor track record of medical care. A recent OIG report details the cruel treatment of one ...

In the days since a congressional budget impasse caused a federal government shutdown, public attention has largely focused on high-profile impacts like employee furloughs, air travel delays and ...