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December 05, 2024
December 05, 2024
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Planned Closure of 7 Bureau of Prisons Facilities Puts Hundreds of Jobs at Risk, Union Says
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BOP
About 400 BOP employees risk losing jobs, exacerbating ongoing staffing crisis
WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley today issued the following statement in response to the planned closure of seven Bureau of Prisons facilities:
“This announcement jeopardizes the continued employment of 400 federal employees just weeks before the holidays. While the agency says it will attempt to place employees in other jobs, the reality is that most Bureau of Prisons facilities are in isolated locations far from each other, so many if not most employees affected will face disruptive relocations to remain employed.
“And with the looming possibility of further cuts to the federal workforce through hiring freezes and forced relocations, retaining work at agencies outside the Bureau of Prisons will be difficult if not impossible.
“The closure of these facilities and likely loss of so many skilled and dedicated workers will exacerbate the existing staffing crisis within the Bureau of Prisons, making our prisons less safe for staff, inmates, and the surrounding communities.”
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