An AFGE local representing correctional officers at Federal Correctional Institution Mendota in California hosted a congressional tour of the facility June 17 to highlight the prison’s dangerous conditions after their repeated efforts to get Bureau of Prisons (BOP) management to address the issues fell on deaf ears.
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Members of AFGE Local 420 working at Federal Correctional Complex Hazelton in West Virginia were joined by elected officials, community leaders, and AFGE members from across the nation as they gathered at the Interstate 68/W.Va. 26 interchange on Nov. 16 to protest severe understaffing at their facility and other federal prisons nationwide.
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has already been under a huge strain since President Trump took office, following the misguided hiring freeze, budget cuts, and staffing reductions. Now, the men and women who safeguard these prisons are being asked to oversee 1,600 detainees in five federal prisons - posing severe health and safety risks to correctional officers, detainees, inmates, and the surrounding communities.
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The massive influx of new detainees will exacerbate the short-staffed prisons, endangering the lives of correctional officers, inmates, detainees themselves, and the surrounding communities.
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After years of hard work and advocacy from the AFGE Council of Prison Locals, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would make Bureau of Prisons correctional officers’ commute to and from work a lot safer.
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As law enforcement officers gather in Washington for National Law Enforcement Week, AFGE extends our gratitude and appreciation to everyone who puts on the uniform to fight for our safety and protection.
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For years, the correctional workers in the federal Bureau of Prisons have done more with less. Facing the threat of even more staffing cuts to their workforce, the Council of Prison Locals held a Senate roundtable to make it clear: fewer correctional workers mean more dangerous prisons and less safe communities.
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Don Drewett’s job requires him to constantly build and maintain relationships. It also requires him to listen and understand people and try to find a common ground. No, he’s not a marriage counselor. He’s National Legislative Coordinator for AFGE’s Council of Prison Locals.
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As the Trump administration continues to gut the Bureau of Prisons’ budget – slashing 6,000 necessary positions – local BOP leadership in Oakdale, Louisiana, is compounding the problem.
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Understanding the state of our union requires understanding the state of federal agencies which serve as the backbone of our government and provide taxpayer services to the American people. Here's a look at our agencies' state of the union.
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After years of hard work from the Council of Prison Locals and safe prison activists, correctional workers scored huge victories with the Thin Blue Line Act and gun lockers.
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2016 was a year of challenges and triumphs. Revisit photos of the moments that made 2016 memorable.
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Private prisons cost taxpayers millions, and put inmates and correctional workers in danger. That's why the Department of Justice decided to shut them down for good.
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There are over 125,000 people held in private prisons across America – that's 16% of all federal inmates and 6% of state inmates. And with poor staff training, low pay and no accountability, they are a serious danger to correctional workers, inmates, and the public.
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Private prison supporters say that public incarceration costs far more money than contracted, privately-run institutions. But when you look at the numbers, they just don't add up.
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