The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has long struggled with balancing security, rehabilitation, and humane treatment. But recent policy changes—particularly those involving inmate compensation and access to basic necessities—have tipped the scale toward dysfunction. By slashing inmate pay by as much as 80% and failing to provide sufficient work opportunities, the BOP has created a volatile economic vacuum within prison walls, destabilizing the very populations it is charged with managing.

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