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Listen Now! http://www.federalnewsradio.com/216/3250063/AFGE-fights-for-protective-equipment-additional-staff-in-Bureau-of-Prisons---March-15-2013 WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" as the union fights for additional staffing and protective equipment in the Bureau of Prisons. The show, which originally aired on Friday, March 15, is now available on demand. AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel discussed the...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS-related deaths among all state and federal prisoners dropped from 24 deaths per 100,000 inmates in 2001 to five per 100,000 in 2010, according to a report by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). In 2010, 72 inmates in state prisons and seven in federal prisons died from AIDS-related causes. The rate of AIDS-related deaths among all state and federal prison inmates declined on average about 16 percent...
Listen Now! (http://www.federalnewsradio.com/216/2921598/New-BOP-policy-allows-correctional-officers-to-carry-pepper-spray---July-13th-2012) WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" to learn about a new Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy that will arm federal correctional officers with pepper spray. The show, which originally aired on Friday, July 13, is now available on demand. AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel...
Council of Prison Locals says federal prisons safer, more cost-effective than private counterparts WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council of Prison Locals (CPL) of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today denounced a privatization plan by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) that would weaken prison security, jeopardize community safety and encourage states to take on additional debt. CCA Chief Corrections Officer and...
Listen Now! http://www.federalnewsradio.com/216/2702900/Union-for-federal-prison-officers-pushes-for-more-staff-in-wake-of-increased-violence--January-13th-2012 WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" to learn about the dangerous spike in violence against correctional officers in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The show, which originally aired on Friday, Jan. 13, is now available on demand. AFGE Council of Prison Locals...
Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, announced today that the Company’s Nansulate® patented thermal insulation and protective coatings are in use by Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities. Naples, FL (PRWEB) November 16, 2011 Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, announced today that the Company’s Nansulate® patented...
Listen Now! http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=216&sid=2627457 WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" to learn about the critical staffing and funding shortages plaguing the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The show, which originally aired on Friday, Nov. 11, is now available on demand. AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel discussed the safety risks of not properly staffing and funding BOP, as well as details...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleet Management Solutions® (FMS), one of the fastest growing providers of advanced telematics systems, today announced it has been selected by the US Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to equip its fleet vehicles and other mobile assets, with their award-winning Fleet Director Global® Iridium-based vehicle tracking and mobile resource management system. As specified by the BOP, all mobile assets must be monitored...
Texas' Electronic Medical Records (EMR) program saved Texas taxpayers nearly $1 billion over the last 10 years says the Gartner Group. Austin, TX (PRWEB) August 24, 2011 Despite the fact that Texas has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country and health care costs to inmates are rapidly increasing nationally, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) through the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) has teamed with Atlanta's Business Computer Applications, Inc....
Council of Prison Locals Seeks to Protect Workers from Future Toxic Exposure WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council of Prison Locals (CPL) of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) today criticized the Bureau of Prison's (BOP) failure to implement safety recommendations to its Federal Prison Industries program - also known as UNICOR. Last year, the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General found staff and inmates at several BOP facilities were...
