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House panels press for action as Bureau of Prisons faces staffing crisis amid pay cuts and union changes
Summary
Members of the House Judiciary Committee's Oversight and Scribe Subcommittee convened May 5 for a joint hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, centering on chronic understaffing and recent personnel policies that committee members and witnesses said are worsening recruitment and retention.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee's Oversight and Scribe Subcommittee convened May 5 for a joint hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, centering on chronic understaffing and recent personnel policies that committee members and witnesses said are worsening recruitment and retention.
The hearing, which opened with remarks from Chairman Van Drew, focused on a continuing vacancy problem across BOP that witnesses and members described as a national safety concern. "The Bureau of Prisons is not a system in need of some minor improvements. It is in need of a true reckoning," Chairman Van Drew said at the start of the hearing.
Why it matters: Committee members from both parties and witnesses repeatedly tied staffing shortages to safety outcomes, longer lockdowns, curtailed programming, and higher overtime costs.…
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