The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a staffing crisis. To compensate for this, the BOP is paying overtime to its employees to cover these low staffing levels. How does this affect the quality of care that federal prisoners receive?
It's true that annual prison costs crush state and federal government budgets in the U.S., but they crush families even more.
The BOP is reportedly weighing a move to MailGuard, a decision that will impair the privacy and efficiency of prison "snail mail."
The Bureau of Prisons continues to delay implementation of the First Step Act's time-credit system. Why? It's simple, really: Because it can.
The First Step Act lets prisoners earn time credits by participating in programs and activities in prison, but it relies on the BOP to do so.
Michael Cohen's lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons showcases the growing freedom of speech problems in prisons in the United States.
The media is covering the Bureau of Prisons' budget problems, but what can we really make out of the supposed "cash crunch" for the BOP?
Since President Trump signed the CARES Act into law, the BOP has dragged its feet, implementing the law in a slow and narrow way.
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) undoubtedly has discretion under the First Step Act when it comes to earned time credits. But how much?
The First Step Act has a measure for rehabilitating prisoners that could start now, but the BOP has slow-walked its implementation anyway.