NCJ Number
154765
Editor(s)
A Stephens
Date Published
1993
Length
71 pages
Annotation
This report describes operations of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from the perspective of staff who work in the BOP's 72 facilities that house almost 90,000 inmates.
Abstract
Line employees of the BOP come from diverse backgrounds and cultures and have different ambitions, age and skill levels, and personalities. Shift work is a major requirement in some BOP departments, and annual leave and training must be carefully coordinated. Staff are in regular contact with inmates and are subject to the same rigors and dangers as staff in other correctional facilities. Those who work in the Federal Prison Industries program are responsible for curbing inmate idleness and enhancing inmate supervision. BOP staff are also responsible for security in Federal prisons, particularly in special housing units where every inmate who moves out of his or her cell must be placed in handcuffs, searched, and escorted. In general, close interaction between BOP staff and inmates is important to the correctional process. Duties of BOP staff are described with respect to general population units, control centers, perimeter patrol, mechanical services, food services, and recreation. Accomplishments of BOP staff during 1993 are noted in relation to strategic BOP goals that focus on population management, human resource management, security and facility management, correctional leadership and effective public administration, inmate programs and services, and building partnerships. Individual staff accomplishments and the location of BOP facilities are identified. Figures and photographs