From The Marshall Project:
After less than two years on the job, the embattled director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Michael Carvajal, abruptly announced his retirement last week — a move that sparked celebration from prisoners and staff alike.
Though Carvajal successfully rose through the agency over the course of three decades, his tenure at the top was marked by crisis and scandal.
One month after his appointment, the COVID-19 pandemic began sweeping through federal prisons, and Carvajal came under fire for the BOP’s poor response. In the months that followed, the prison system was plagued by prisoner deaths, staff arrests, sex abuse scandals, escapes and a severe staffing shortage.Late last year, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois began calling for Carvajal’s termination after an Associated Press investigation found that dozens of federal prison workers had been arrested for crimes including bribery, theft, sexual assault and murder. Weeks later, Carvajal turned in his resignation to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Continue reading >>>
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