NEW: Senators Shaheen and McCormick Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Address Chronic Staffing Shortages at Federal Prisons

For years, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has faced dire staffing shortages that have worsened deteriorating conditions at facilities across the country. In a February 2024 report, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General highlighted that the use of augmentation and mandatory overtime to compensate for staffing shortages in BOP facilities overburdened employees and may have contributed to staff fatigue, sleep deprivation, decreased vigilance and inattentiveness to duty.