Days ahead of coming BOP pay cuts, some employees already resigning
At the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 23,000 employees have about a week left before seeing significant cuts to their pay, after the BOP announced plans to reduce and in some cases fully remove retention-based incentives.
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents over 30,000 BOP correctional officers and other agency staff members, raised alarms that the pay cuts will lead to employees leaving their jobs, exacerbating the already short-staffed workforce.
Retention pay incentives for BOP correctional officers and other staff members can add anywhere from a 10% to 25% boost to the employees’ base pay rates. The agency plans to cut most employees’ pay retention incentives in half. Incentives will be fully eliminated for some employees. The cuts are set to take place on March 23.
