The numbers highlight how criminal behavior by some employees festers inside a federal prison system meant to punish and rehabilitate people who have committed bad acts.
, guards taking cash to smuggle drugs and weapons, and supervisors stealing property such as tires and tractors.
Two-thirds of the criminal cases against Justice Department personnel in recent years have involved federal prison workers, who account for less than one-third of the department’s workforce. Of the 41 arrests this year, 28 were of Bureau of Prisons employees or contractors. The FBI had just five. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives each had two.
In a statement to the AP, the Justice Department said it “will not tolerate staff misconduct, particularly criminal misconduct.” The department said it is “committed to holding accountable any employee who abuses a position of trust, which we have demonstrated through federal criminal prosecutions and other means.”
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