Rep. Cartwright introduces bipartisan Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act
Today, Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) introduced the Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act, which would revise locality pay rates for federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees, including correctional officers at U.S. Penitentiary, Canaan, in Wayne County. The Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act would address staffing and retention problems facing BOP facilities by allowing for…