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Trump Announces New Director Of The Bureau Of Prisons

After nearly two months with no director, President Donald Trump announced that William “Billy” Marshall III would become the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Trump took to Truth Social to announce:

Bureau Of Prisons Rescinds Controversial Limits On Halfway House

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) issued a memorandum last week limiting the amount of halfway house placement for federal inmates from 12 months to 2 months. The result was that many prisoners who had dates to go to a halfway house or home confinement, both monitored by halfway house staff, had their dates moved. Now, after uproar from prisoners, advocates and civil rights attorneys, the BOP has rescinded that limitation.

With ‘Eternal Gratitude’ Bureau Of Prisons Honors Fallen

May 7, 2024 started as a gray day at Washington D.C.’s National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial park where the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) honored 26 fellow corrections officers and contractors who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The two most recent casualties were those of Eric J. Williams and Osvaldo Albarati who were killed on consecutive days at two different institutions in February 2013. Williams died while working at USP Canaan where he was attacked and killed by an inmate and Albarati was ambushed and killed while he was driving home from work. After an investigation it was determined that Albarati’s shooting was carried out with assistance from federal inmates housed at MDC Guaynabo who relayed information by cell phones to assailants outside the prison.

Congress Issues Subpoenas On Inmate Tied To Hunter Biden

Two members of Congress Jim Jordan (R-OH), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, and James Comer (R-KY) chair of the House Oversight Committee, issued letters to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York and BOP Director Colette Peters seeking information on whether or not there was interference with Galanis’ ability to get home confinement. The interference, the member of Congree believe, relates to information Galanis has on his former business partner Hunter Biden. Those letters received no response and now subpoenas for additional documentation were sent Friday to both the BOP and Southern District of New York.

Bureau Of Prisons Ends Contract With American Correctional Association

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) did not renew its contract the the American Correctional Association (ACA). ACA specializes in providing accreditation services for correctional facilities at various levels, including state, local, federal, and private institutions.