A provision of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act requiring federal courts to dismiss certain previously ...

Federal and state authorities are operating within the bounds of the U.S. Constitution when they deny federal prisoners access to taxpayer-funded sex change procedures for transgender inmates, ...

A union official said the upcoming retention incentives are "appreciated," but warned that BOP needs a larger federal pay fix ...

WASHINGTON -- Widespread sexual abuse of female inmates continues to plague federal prisons and accountability measures for staff have not contained the scourge of such violence, according to a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday they will seek the death penalty for an inmate accused of strangling his cellmate at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. U.S.

For months, employees at the federal prison in Edgefield, South Carolina have been working overtime. At full staff, there are supposed to be roughly 120 officers, but with almost 30 vacancies, ...

Closing on that new job after prison can be difficult if state regulations disqualify a candidate for have a felony. The Bureau of Prisons has a tool that could put those who might hire a formerly ...