One of the most overlooked yet critical issues plaguing the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is its failure to establish consistent, transparent communication between staff and inmates. This communication gap is more than a bureaucratic oversight—it fuels misinformation, erodes morale, and undermines institutional stability. Without a reliable flow of information, inmates are left to interpret silence, rumors thrive, and tensions escalate. As a result, the BOP's reliance on outdated and often counterproductive practices like collective punishment continues unchecked, largely because inmates are rarely given a clear understanding of what is happening around them and why.

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