California senators have released a statement condemning the Trump administration's intention to use federal Bureau of Prisons facilities to detain refugees and asylum-seekers.

The Bureau of Prisons had a retention bonus to keep workers on the job as the agency was losing employees. Now, the retention bonus has become another casualty of DOGE.

Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold an “urgent” hearing about the Trump administration’s decision to hold detained migrants — many of whom are seeking asylum — in federal prisons.

Three transgender people incarcerated in federal custody sued the Trump administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Friday in a class action lawsuit over new policies restricting their

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said the decision to severely curtail retention incentive payments across the federal carceral system stems from fixed cost increases associated with operating under a continuing resolution.

An agency official told House lawmakers the federal prisons are holding about 700 immigration detainees as of Wednesday morning.

Seven senators, including two from California, wrote to the U.S. Attorney General objecting to a plan that would use federal prisons to detain immigrants "swept up in the Trump Administration's mass deportation efforts,

The decree promises ongoing trauma-related health care for the affected inmates and oversight to prevent future abuse.

WASHINGTON, DC – A federal judge has approved a Consent Decree aimed at addressing systemic sexual abuse, retaliation, and medical neglect at now closed FCI Dublin, and other Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities, ensuring protections for incarcerated individuals nationwide, California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) stated Tuesday.

Bay Area Representatives Mark DeSaulnier and Zoe Lofgren on Tuesday sent a letter voicing their opposition to efforts by the Trump administration to reopen Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Dublin to house immigrant detainees.