New legislation to give BOP correctional officers a 35% federal pay raise attempts to address longstanding staffing shortages across the agency.

New legislation would address the historic staffing crisis at federal correctional prisons by offering a 35% pay adjustment to officers, Shaheen said.

Bipartisan legislation would establish a special pay rate for employees at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons until the agency ...

Corrections officers would get a 35% raise to try and counter lingering staff shortages at federal prisons under legislation proposed by Republican Sen. Dave McCormick and a Democratic colleague.