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Tag: Supermax
Before Prison Riot: A Warning Of Rising Inmate Violence, Staffing Woes
Less than a month before a riot at a federal penitentiary in Florence over the weekend left two inmates dead, an official with the...
Federal Prison Riot A Long Time Coming, Guards Say
At least two inmates have died as a result of a massive riot that occurred Sunday at a federal government penitentiary in Florence. The...
Federal Prison Melee Was About Race, Sources Say
UPDATE 3: The Bureau of Prisons has denied that a third inmate was killed in the riot, and says two inmates remaining in the...
No Quick Fix For Federal Prisons Budget Crisis
Lawmakers have already approved $109 million to combat a budget crisis at the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), according to documentation obtained by Colorado...
Union Blames Lack of Staffing Funds for Federal Prison Budget...
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...
Internal Memo: Federal Prisons Facing Budget Crisis
The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is facing a projected budget shortfall of $433 million and could be forced to cut 4,000 correctional staff...
Congressional Letter Remarks on Rise in Federal Prison Violence
Increasing violence against correctional workers in the nation's prisons has some lawmakers worried, according to a congressional letter addressed to the Federal Bureau of...
Toxic Lockup: Documents Shed Light On Supermax Sewage Contamination
The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is refusing to clean up sewage contamination at one of its most notorious prisons, documents show. New information...
Correctional Officers’ Union to Take Concerns to Congress
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), a union that represents approximately 28,000 correctional workers, will be traveling to Washington, D.C., in...
Supermax Sewage Spat Postponed Until February
An arbitration hearing regarding contaminated air at the Supermax prison in Florence, Colo., has been postponed until late February.
The labor union representing correctional officers...