PERA Blog

A BOP press release is causing quite a stir in the advocacy...

Aside from the regular BOP chaos, including increasing lockdowns and...

Last month, the BOP announced that it would limit to...

“Death by a thousand cuts” seems to be the federal...

Among the primary channels for independent oversight of the federal...

It’s difficult to keep up with the chaos in the...

Union sources tell us that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP)...

Sign up for our newsletter The ‘Trump Effect’ begins to...

Being a federal prison junkie, I keep a close eye...

Last-minute and confusing communication by the federal Bureau of Prisons...

Federal prisons are hidden in rural areas behind thick walls....

Recently, it has become clear that sanctions normally designed to...

In early September, the BOP’s FSA time-credit assessment tool was...

BOP Director Colette Peters testified to the House Judiciary Committee...

In recent years there has been a trend toward exempting...

August 16: All visitation at FCI Cumberland has been suspended until...

Is the new Federal Prison Oversight Act a reason for...

Two new court cases promise to facilitate quicker early release...

It's time to stop studying how to improve the use...

The BOP doesn't seem to know how to fix a...