The Federal Bureau of Prisons is once again on the Office of Inspector General's Management Challenge list ... it seems to be ...

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The 123 federal prisons in the United States need roughly $2 billion worth of "maintenance" and most are "aging and deteriorating," according to a DOJ inspector general report. In three prisons, the ...

The federal prison system has a significant shortage of psychologists, and longtime bureau employees say the effect is ...

The Bureau of Prisons has dealt with misconduct among its ranks. A recent GAO report states that the BOP should do more to timely review these allegations rather than allowing them to languish for ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

As ex-Sen. Bob Menendez and businessmen Fred Daibes and Wael Hana get ready to check in, we take a closer look at NJ's prison system.

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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 ...