Lawmakers Seek Details on BOP Plan to Address Staffing Crisis

March 02, 2026

Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are pressing the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for details on how the agency is addressing ongoing staffing shortages at correctional facilities across the country.

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AFGE Urges Congress to Support Pay Boost for BOP Officers and Staff

January 12, 2026

AFGE and its Council of Prison Locals are backing new legislation that would provide a one-time pay adjustment for correctional officers and staff to help address the Bureau of Prisons’ severe staffing crisis.

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Council of Prison Locals 33 Sues Agency for Gutting Collective Bargaining Agreement Covering Most Bureau of Prison Workers

November 24, 2025

The National Council of Prison Locals 33 recently filed a lawsuit challenging BOP Director William K. Marshall’s termination of the collective bargaining agreement.

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AFGE Local Launches Initiative to Combat Correctional Officer Suicide

September 08, 2025

On Sept. 3, AFGE Local 4070 announced a $4,000 donation to The Gray Matters Collective, funding critical mental health support for correctional officers and their families in the local community.

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Bureau of Prisons Members Reelect Council Leaders

August 25, 2025

AFGE members working for the Federal Bureau of Prisons have reelected AFGE Council 33 President Brandy Moore White to her second consecutive term leading the Council of Prison Locals.

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AFGE Details BOP Inmates’ Sexual Assaults Against Female Staff

September 30, 2024

AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Brandy Moore White told lawmakers there’s a whole other side to the discussion of sexual abuse in federal prisons.

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Colorado BOP Officers Forced to Work Overtime. Some Sleep in Cars Due to Low Pay

April 08, 2024

Correctional officers at Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Colorado staged a protest last week to put a spotlight on the low pay and chronic understaffing that poses a risk to officers and inmates alike.

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BOP Needs More Funding, Not Less, to Address Security Issues

March 18, 2024

The AFGE Council of Prison Locals urges Congress to provide more funding for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) if we are to address staffing, safety, and security issues.

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New Bill Gives BOP Direct-Hire Authority to Expedite Hiring

December 11, 2023

A new piece of legislation has been introduced to speed up the hiring process at the severely-understaffed Bureau of Prisons (BOP) by granting the agency direct-hire authority.

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Labor Leaders Call on BOP to Prevent Pay Cuts at Thomson Federal Prison

October 23, 2023

Labor leaders are joining AFGE in calling on Bureau of Prisons Director Collete Peters to retain the retention pay incentive at Thomson Federal Prison in Illinois.

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AFGE Wins Compressed Work Schedules Arbitration Against BOP

October 16, 2023

AFGE Local 683 representing workers at the Federal Correctional Institution in Sandstone, Minnesota, has just won an arbitration case.

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AFGE Wins 25% Retention Bonuses for 8 Severely Understaffed BOP Facilities

October 10, 2023

AFGE thanks the Biden administration for authorizing 25% retention bonuses for correctional officers and staff at eight federal correctional facilities overseen by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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AFGE’s Council of Prison Locals Has New Leader at the Helm

August 21, 2023

AFGE’s Council of Prison Locals has a new chief in charge – although she’s hardly new to the nearly 30,000 correctional officers and staff represented by the union.

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AFGE Calls for Removal of USP Thomson Warden

January 17, 2023

AFGE is calling for the removal of the warden at USP Thomson in northwest Illinois over his failure to address the rampant sexual assault and misconduct of employees by inmates at the high-security prison.

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BOP Ordered to Pay Correctional Counselor $50,000 in Discrimination Case

January 09, 2023

An independent arbitrator has found a Special Investigative Agent (SIA) supervisor guilty of abusing his authority at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Center Yazoo City in Mississippi.

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