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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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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Correctional officers on Dec. 12 held a picket outside the Bureau of Prisons Western Regional Office in Stockton, Calif., protesting the BOP for repeatedly promoting Deputy Western Regional Director Thomas Ray Hinkle despite a long history of harassing staff and abusing inmates.
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The sorry state of America’s federal prisons was in full display at a Sept. 29 congressional hearing where AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Shane Fausey testified.
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An independent arbitrator has found management at the Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Center Yazoo City in Mississippi guilty of violating the civil rights of AFGE’s local president at the facility.
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USP Thomson is currently short 75 positions in custody and 10 positions in medical.
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AFGE Council of Prison Locals and Local 1169 are seeking 25% retention bonuses and direct hire authority to reverse chronic understaffing issues.
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Two facilities will be getting a pay boost to help keep the severely understaffed prisons from losing even more employees.
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Jonathan Zumkehr is AFGE's 2021 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.
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In a major victory for staff at US Penitentiary Thomson in northern Illinois, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has approved a request to pay 25% retention pay to all officers and staff at the facility.
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AFGE Local 501 on Aug. 23 held a rally to shine a spotlight on critical issues at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in downtown Miami.
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The AFGE Council of Prison Locals has signed a master agreement with the Bureau of Prisons with a number of new benefits for AFGE members.
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Thanks to the relentless advocacy of AFGE Local 4070, the Bureau of Prisons approved a 10% retention pay incentive for all eligible staff at US Penitentiary Thomson in northern Illinois.
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A severe shortage of correctional officers in federal prisons is making headlines across the country and even overseas, thanks to the advocacy of AFGE locals and the Council of Prison Locals.
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President Joe Biden continued to Build Back Better in his second week in office with an executive order phasing out the federal use of private for-profit prisons.
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