By keeping the work in-house and using inmates to help, the agency is making progress against a $4 billion repair backlog, the Bureau of Prisons deputy director says.

Brown was the final defendant to plead guilty in the case of United States of America v. Ashley Brown et. al., which ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report about the BOP's inability to use funds efficiently, leading to more problems with the beleaguered agency.

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

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

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 ...

Federal correctional officers’ pay will increase by 35%, under a bipartisan bill introduced this month.

Lawmakers from both parties and chambers of Congress this week introduced legislation that would institute a 35% pay raise for employees at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, in a bid to counter longstanding ...

McCormick and New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen partnered on the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act in the Senate while northeastern Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan and two ...

ProPublica is no longer taking submissions for this particular project, but you are welcome to contact us through our general tip form. Last week, the Federal Bureau of Prisons posted a video of ...