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Report: How Private Prison Companies Cut Corners to Generate Profit by Derek Gilna Private prison companies like Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and the GEO Group earn hundreds of millions of dollars each year, averaging between $2,771 and $3,366 in profit per prisoner based on 2014 data. According to In …
Restraint Chair Deaths, Abuses Prompt Questions, Criticism and Lawsuits by Joe Watson Like another jail detainee more than seven years before him, Joshua Grose died while strapped into a restraint chair at the York County Detention Center in South Carolina. In the early morning hours of October 12, 2013, following …
Article • August 1, 2016
EEOC Finds White Male BOP Guard Discriminated Against in Promotion Denial by An Administrative Law Judge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found The Bureau of Prisons discriminated against Samuel M. Rissitelli, Jr., “on the basis of his gender (“Male”) and race (“White”)” when he “was not selected for the …
Discriminatory Firing of BOP Results in Jury Verdict, Settlement of $280,000 by A California federal jury found the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) liable for discrimination against a former investigative lieutenant.  The parties eventually settled the matter for $280,000. Isaac A. Asberry, a black male, worked for over 17 years at …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP’s Guard’s Termination Reversed for Suspension; Back Pay Awarded by The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board mitigated the termination of a guard charged with two “failure to report” violations, reducing the penalty to a 30 day suspension and ordering back pay and benefits. Richard Andert was a guard at the …
BOP Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $1,000 by The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $1,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a female guard at the Federal Medical Center in Minnesota. Guard Beth Koenck alleged that in 1992 and 1993 guard Scott Christensen subjected her to “unwanted …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Settles Guards Firing by Allowing Disability Retirement by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to modify the date of a decision letter to allow a terminated guard to seek disability retirement to settle a complaint with the Merit Systems Protection Board. Edward E. Wolfe was a guard at …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Promotes Employee to Settle EEOC Complaint by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to promote an employee at FCI Yazoo in Mississippi to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint alleging discrimination based on race. Barbara Sullivan, who is white, was employed as a Medical Secretary GS-6 at FCI …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Pays $65,000, Awards Leave Time, and Provides Accommodation in EEOC Claim by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $65,000 to settle an employee’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint claiming it failed to accommodate his disability.  BOP also restored over 900 hours of leave and provided accommodating employment. Joel Goodman …
BOP Pays $20,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Complaint by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $20,000 to settle on Equal Employment Opportunity complaint alleging sexual harassment. Brenda Fornengo, a counselor at FCI Sandstone in Massachusetts, alleged her supervisor, Mr. McMahan, harassed her in her work place.  Her allegations included …
BOP Pays $20,000 to Settle Sex Discrimination Complaint by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $20,000 and agreed to review policies to settle a sexual discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. On February 3 and 4, 1999, while working as a guard at FCC Butner Medium in North …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Pays $15,000 to Settle Terminated Employee’s Sexual Discrimination Claim by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $15,000 to settle a sexual discrimination claim by a Cook Supervisor who was terminated.  It also agreed to pay attorney fees. Nancy L. Mc Namara worked as a Cook Supervisor at FCI Florence …
BOP Pays $5,000 to Settle Lawsuit Claiming it Failed to Comply with EEOC Order by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $5,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging BOP failed to comply with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission order. Marlene Dawkins worked at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta from December 23, …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Pays $4,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Complaint by The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $4,000 to settle the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint of an employee at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Illinois. Barbara Wilson alleged in her November 19, 1998, complaint that her “supervisor and manager have …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Guard Receives $75,000 Settlement for Discrimination Claim by A $75,000 settlement was reached in a lawsuit brought by a BOP guard who claimed discrimination based on his disability. Adrian Billingsley was a guard at FCI Lompoc in California, when he was hired on March 11, 1990, he had informed …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Employee’s Discrimination Claim Settled for $10,500 and Back Annual Leave by The Bureau of Prisons paid $10,500 and reinstated 200 hours of annual leave to settle a medical records employee’s discrimination claim under an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint. Sparkey Lee Wadley worked as a Health Information Technician at the …
Article • August 1, 2016
BOP Employee Receives Annual Leave Hours to Settle Racial Discrimination Claim by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $1,000 in attorney fees and awarded 100 hours annual leave to settle a racial discrimination claim filed under an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint. Sharon Lyles, a Personal Management Specialist in BOP’s …
BOP Employee Receives $45,000 Settlement for Retaliation by The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging retaliation for engaging in activity protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Melvin Dunlap began his career with BOP on October 16, 1983, as a guard.  …
BOP Awards $3,033 and Sick Leave to Settle EEOC Claim by The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $3,033.71 and restored 38 hours of sick leave to a Unit Manager who claimed Age, Race, and Reprisal discrimination. Mildred Greer worked at FCI Yazoo City in Mississippi as a Unit Manager.  Her …
Publication • August 1, 2016
State of the Bureau - Core Values of the Bureau Family, DOJ BOP, 2006 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons State of the Bureau 2006 Core Values of the Bureau Family Correctional Excellence Respect We are correctional workers first, committed to the highest level of performance. We embrace …
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