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No Quick Fix For Federal Prisons Budget Crisis

By | 03.24.08 | 7:50 am

Lawmakers have already approved $109 million to combat a budget crisis at the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), according to documentation obtained by Colorado Confidential

Weekend Update: Top Stories from the Week that Was

By | 03.16.08 | 1:13 pm

From man camps to affirmative action and the ever-silent Senate candidate Bob Schaffer, Colorado Confidential is on the story.

Union Blames Lack of Staffing Funds for Federal Prison Budget Crunch

By | 03.11.08 | 8:34 am

UPDATE: The Bureau of Prisons has released a statement confirming a budget shortfall. More after the fold.

The federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a budget crisis because Congress has underfunded an agency account that is predominately used to

Dueling Definitions On Prison Violence

By | 10.10.07 | 12:59 pm

Some assaults committed against correctional officers (COs) working in federal facilities are not being reported correctly, union officials say.

Congress To Tackle Prison Staffing Woes

By | 09.04.07 | 1:43 pm

If an appropriations bill for the Department of Justice is passed as is, federal corrections employees will have a little more job security.

A House resolution set to distribute funds for 2008 would bar privatization of work performed by…