{"id":27041,"date":"2023-12-08T13:43:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/08\/high-profile-attacks-put-spotlight-on-violence-in-federal-prisons\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:14:09","slug":"high-profile-attacks-put-spotlight-on-violence-in-federal-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/doj-fbi\/2023\/12\/08\/high-profile-attacks-put-spotlight-on-violence-in-federal-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"High-profile attacks put spotlight on violence in federal prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Derek Chauvin was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/derek-chauvin-stabbing-suspect-d458e9c8fba02a98d5dbabb1884dc1cc\">stabbed nearly two dozen times<\/a> in the law library at a federal prison in Arizona. Larry Nassar was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/larry-nassar-gymnastics-stabbed-prison-98c5ca2052f0ebce4a785f5fa2b2ede2\">knifed repeatedly<\/a> in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assaults of two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners by fellow inmates in recent months have renewed concerns about whether the chronically understaffed, crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the shadow of gangster James \u201cWhitey\u201d Bulger\u2019s 2018 beating death at a West Virginia federal penitentiary and financier Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s 2019 suicide at a Manhattan federal jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, the Bureau of Prisons is again under scrutiny for failing to protect high-profile prisoners from harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2023\/10\/05\/ernst-dismayed-by-bureau-of-prisons-response-to-sexual-misconduct\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1245588162.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Ernst \u2018dismayed\u2019 by Bureau of Prisons response to sexual misconduct<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cI expected to receive more substantive detail and direct responses to the questions I asked,\u201d the Iowa Republican Senator said in a letter to the agency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chauvin, 47, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/george-floyd\">murdering George Floyd<\/a> in 2020, was hospitalized for a week after he was assaulted Nov. 24 at a medium-security federal prison in Tucson, Arizona \u2014 the same complex where an inmate tried to shoot a visitor last year with a contraband gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chauvin\u2019s suspected attacker, an ex-gang leader, told correctional officers he would have killed him if they hadn\u2019t responded when they did, prosecutors said. He was charged last week with attempted murder and has been moved out of Chauvin\u2019s prison to a federal penitentiary next door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chauvin\u2019s family is \u201cvery concerned about the facility\u2019s capacity to protect Derek from further harm,\u201d his lawyer, Gregory Erickson, said. \u201cThey remain unassured that any changes have been made to the faulty procedures that allowed Derek\u2019s attack to occur in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nassar, 60, the ex-U.S. women\u2019s gymnastics team doctor who sexually abused athletes, was treated for a collapsed lung after he was stabbed multiple times in the neck, chest and back on July 9 at a federal penitentiary in Coleman, Florida. His attacker was stopped by other inmates before officers arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3536\" height=\"2386\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23342110156717.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23342110156717.jpg.jpg 3536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23342110156717.jpg.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23342110156717.jpg.jpg?resize=768,518 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23342110156717.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,691 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23342110156717.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1036 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23342110156717.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1382 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3536px) 100vw, 3536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; Dr. Larry Nassar, 54, appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Mich., on Nov. 22, 2017. Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe. Nassar was knifed repeatedly in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida in July. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attacks on Chauvin and Nassar, among dozens of other assaults and deaths involving lesser-known federal inmates, are symptoms of larger systemic problems within the Justice Department\u2019s largest agency that put all 158,000 federal prisoners at risk. They include severe staffing shortages, staff-on-inmate abuse, broken surveillance cameras and crumbling infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The violence has challenged a perception \u2014 repeated by some lawyers and criminal justice experts quoted in the news media when Chauvin was sentenced last year \u2014 that federal prisons are far safer than state prisons or local jails. The inmates suspected of attacking Chauvin and Nassar both have violent histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Chauvin\u2019s attack, his mother complained in a since-deleted Facebook post that the Bureau of Prisons was keeping her in the dark on details of the assault and his medical condition \u2014 echoing complaints early in the COVID-19 pandemic when families weren\u2019t informed about inmates who were dying from the virus until it was too late. The agency said it gave updates on Chauvin\u2019s health to everyone he asked to be notified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDerek Chauvin\u2019s murder of George Floyd was a tragic loss of life and a horrifying reminder of the inequality that pervades our justice system,\u201d said Daniel Landsman, the deputy director of policy at the criminal justice advocacy group FAMM, or Families Against Mandatory Minimums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, no one\u2019s sentence, regardless of their offense, includes being subjected to violence while they\u2019re in prison. The attack on Chauvin is the latest in a long list of incidents that highlight the urgent need for comprehensive independent oversight of our federal Bureau of Prisons,\u201d Landsman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Escapes, sexual abuse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/covid-health-crime-prisons-only-on-ap-c7a1cfc4aee226570c375fc015ee322f\">ongoing Associated Press investigation<\/a> has uncovered deep, previously unreported problems within the Bureau of Prisons, including <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-health-california-united-states-prisons-00a711766f5f3d2bd3fe6402af1e0ff8\">rampant sexual abuse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/federal-prisons-5be574b4103a2f5420e0d9da2daf5c9c\">other staff criminal conduct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/government-and-politics-prisons-prison-breaks-business-c1979d6ad6e7b3531968dab0e61eb22d\">dozens of escapes<\/a>, chronic violence, deaths and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-prisons-government-and-politics-88fff925b1901a36a10581c28d826916\">severe staffing shortages<\/a> that have <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/only-on-ap-suicides-business-prisons-government-and-politics-0eba20833af541730b5e71bc4d2efbfe\">hampered responses to emergencies<\/a>, including inmate assaults and suicides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bureau of Prisons, with more than 30,000 employees, 122 prison facilities and an annual budget of about $8 billion, has drawn increased oversight from Congress and scrutiny from government watchdogs in the wake of Bulger and Epstein\u2019s deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4544\" height=\"3840\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23178413275968.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23178413275968.jpg.jpg 4544w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23178413275968.jpg.jpg?resize=300,254 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23178413275968.jpg.jpg?resize=768,649 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23178413275968.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,865 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23178413275968.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1298 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23178413275968.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1731 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4544px) 100vw, 4544px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE \u2014 This March 28, 2017 photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein.  The Justice Department\u2019s watchdog said Tuesday that \u201ca combination of negligence and misconduct\u201d enabled Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A law passed last year <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/prisons-jon-ossoff-jeffrey-epstein-chuck-grassley-congress-8571c56df81388134f7124430b544416\">requires the Bureau of Prisons to overhaul outdated security systems<\/a> and replace broken cameras \u2014 one of several critical issues that came to light in the wake of Epstein\u2019s suicide. In some instances, however, the agency has been slow to comply, blaming technological challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, meanwhile, has issued a pair of scathing reports citing management failures, flawed policies and widespread incompetence as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/whitey-bulger\">factors in Bulger\u2019s killing<\/a> and blaming a \u201ccombination of negligence, misconduct and outright job performance failures\u201d for Epstein\u2019s suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe numerous and serious transgressions that occurred in this matter came to light largely because they involved a high-profile inmate,\u201d Horowitz wrote in a June report on Epstein\u2019s suicide. \u201cThe fact that serious deficiencies occurred in connection with high-profile inmates like Epstein and Bulger is especially concerning given that the BOP would presumably take particular care in handling the custody and care of such inmates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High-profile inmates are labeled in the federal prison system as \u201cBroad Publicity\u201d because of their widespread publicity as a result of their criminal activity or notoriety as public figures. Incidents involving them typically attract far greater media attention and public curiosity than other prison mayhem, but they\u2019re often a sign of larger dysfunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the wake of Epstein\u2019s suicide, officials at a federal jail in Brooklyn took the unusual step of making his longtime confidant <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/89212f72a6ca436f038e88ffd0250a40\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a> wear paper clothing and sleep without bedsheets. They woke her up with flashlights every 15 minutes to make sure she was still alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that\u2019s far from the norm. In June, another high-profile inmate, \u201cUnabomber\u201d Ted Kaczynski, was found unresponsive in his cell by correctional officers making rounds after midnight at a federal prison medical center in North Carolina. Kaczynski previously attempted suicide while awaiting trial in 1998 but rejected a psychiatrist\u2019s diagnosis that he was mentally ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to Horowitz, Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters wrote that lessons learned from the investigation would be \u201capplied to the broader BOP correctional landscape.\u201d But asked by the AP last week, the agency declined to detail what changes, if any, have been made, saying it does not \u201cdiscuss specific security practices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peters also promised a sweeping security review after the Tucson gun breach in November 2022, telling the AP that the Bureau of Prisons would assess safety measures and identify lapses at prison camps, potentially providing lessons for tightening protocols throughout the agency. Asked for an update, the agency said it \u201cdoes not comment on matters related to investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson, Benjamin O\u2019Cone, said the Bureau of Prisons \u201ctakes seriously our duty to protect the individuals entrusted in our custody, as well as maintain the safety of correctional employees and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4912\" height=\"3274\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23132544607579.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23132544607579.jpg.jpg 4912w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23132544607579.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23132544607579.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23132544607579.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23132544607579.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23132544607579.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4912px) 100vw, 4912px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Federal Correctional Institution is shown in Dublin, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022.  (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs part of that obligation, we review safety protocols and implement corrective actions when identified as necessary in those reviews to ensure that our mission of operating safe, secure, and humane facilities is fulfilled,\u201d O\u2019Cone said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chauvin began his incarceration in solitary confinement at a maximum-security Minnesota state prison, sequestered from other inmates and kept in his cell 23 hours a day \u201clargely for his own protection,\u201d his former lawyer wrote in court papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He transferred to FCI Tucson in August 2022 after making a deal to simultaneously serve all of his punishment for Floyd\u2019s murder in federal prison \u2014 a 21-year federal sentence <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/death-of-george-floyd-george-floyd-minneapolis-race-and-ethnicity-st-paul-a8b12b1e3e0fedc1270c659e3428134e\">for violating Floyd\u2019s civil rights<\/a>, which was later reduced by seven months, and a 22\u00bd-year state sentence <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-04-20-2021-955a78df9a7a51835ad63afb8ce9b5c1\">for second-degree murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chauvin\u2019s sentencing judge, empathizing with him over his isolation in state prison, expressed optimism that he would fare better with fewer restrictions as a federal inmate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile for security reasons and for your protection these conditions may have been necessary, I still feel for you and the difficult days you\u2019ve gone through,\u201d U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson told Chauvin at his July 2022 federal sentencing. \u201cHopefully, the Bureau of Prisons will be able to improve these conditions substantially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Dropout yard\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than solitary confinement or protective custody, the Bureau of Prisons placed Chauvin in the \u201cdropout yard\u201d \u2014 a housing unit for former police officers, ex-gang members, sexual abusers and other high-risk prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though generally thought to be safer for such inmates than the general prison population, those units still see occasional flashes of violence, like Nassar\u2019s stabbing in a \u201cdropout yard\u201d unit at the U.S. Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nassar, who was also convicted of possessing images of child sexual abuse, was attacked in his cell after he purportedly made a lewd comment while watching a Wimbledon women\u2019s tennis match on TV. An inmate, identified in prison records as Shane McMillan, stabbed him repeatedly before four other inmates pulled him away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McMillan was previously convicted of assaulting a federal prison officer in Louisiana in 2006 and attempting to stab another inmate to death at the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, in 2011. He remains locked up in Florida and has yet to be charged with attacking Nassar, who was moved to a federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania. Court records did not list a lawyer for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May 2018, Nassar\u2019s lawyers said, he was attacked within hours of being placed in general population at the Arizona federal penitentiary next to Chauvin\u2019s prison. Nassar\u2019s lawyers, who have not shared details of that assault, blamed it on the notoriety of his case and his seven-day televised sentencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, Chauvin\u2019s move to federal prison appeared to start off well. In a brief glimpse of his life as a federal inmate, he appeared by video from FCI Tucson in March \u2014 wearing a prison-issued short-sleeve blue button-down shirt \u2014 to plead guilty in a Minnesota tax evasion case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, Chauvin mailed court papers from the prison \u2014 complete with his handwritten name and inmate number on the envelope \u2014 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-police-murder-civil-rights-56c9768ad08c4f1a4913c93d75a00536\">longshot bid<\/a> to overturn his federal guilty plea. In them, he complained that his ex-lawyer had ignored supposed new evidence of his innocence, but said nothing about how he was being treated behind bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to Chauvin\u2019s stabbing, there were no public reports of violence toward him \u2014 but he was still at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Turscak, the former Mexican Mafia gang leader and one-time FBI informant accused of attacking Chauvin, told investigators he thought about stabbing him for a month before seeing an opportunity to strike in the law library around 12:30 p.m. local time on Nov. 24, federal prosecutors said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times with an improvised knife, only stopping when correctional officers reached him and used pepper spray to subdue him, prosecutors said. FCI Tucson has struggled with low staffing in the past, but the Bureau of Prisons said nearly every correctional officer position is now filled and staffing wasn\u2019t an issue the day Chauvin was attacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voluntary overtime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two employees were working voluntary overtime, but none were on mandatory overtime, nor was the prison using augmentation \u2014 a practice in which nurses, teachers, cooks and other staff are pulled from other duties to guard inmates, the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chauvin\u2019s lawyer said he confirmed to his family that allegations in Turscak\u2019s charging document were accurate, adding that the assailant ambushed him from behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turscak told the FBI that he attacked Chauvin because he is a high-profile inmate for killing Floyd, prosecutors said. Turscak said he chose Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, as a symbolic connection to the Black Lives Matter movement and the Mexican Mafia\u2019s \u201cBlack Hand\u201d symbol, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turscak, 52, led a faction of the Mexican Mafia in the Los Angeles area in the late 1990s and was due to be released from federal prison in 2026 after serving more than 30 years for racketeering and conspiring to kill a gang rival. Court records did not list a lawyer for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, after Turscak\u2019s arrest and Chauvin\u2019s return to FCI Tucson, Erickson said he and his client\u2019s family have more questions \u2014 and concerns. They are continuing to push for answers on additional measures, if any, that are being taken to protect Chauvin, and will pursue \u201cany avenues available under the law to ensure his continued safety,\u201d Erickson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt remains a mystery how the perpetrator was able to obtain and possess dangerous materials\u201d to fashion a makeshift knife, \u201cand how a guard was unable to reach and apprehend the perpetrator until Derek had been stabbed 22 times,\u201d Erickson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy was Derek allowed into the law library without a guard in close enough proximity to stop a possible attack? the lawyer said. \u201cHis family continues to wonder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal Bureau of Prisons is again under scrutiny for failing to protect high-profile prisoners from harm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":79043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":39,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[55,39,11,31,15,9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[5522,344],"class_list":["post-27041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career","category-doj-fbi","category-fedlife","category-home","category-management","category-federal-oversight"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"UT3VWSSRZJHO3D3MI5P2FZRM54","arc_canonical_url":"\/federal-oversight\/doj-fbi\/2023\/12\/08\/high-profile-attacks-put-spotlight-on-violence-in-federal-prisons\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>High-profile attacks put spotlight on violence in federal prisons - Federal Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The federal Bureau of Prisons is again under scrutiny for failing to protect high-profile prisoners from harm.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"High-profile attacks put spotlight on violence in federal prisons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The federal Bureau of Prisons is again under scrutiny for failing to protect high-profile prisoners from harm.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/doj-fbi\/2023\/12\/08\/high-profile-attacks-put-spotlight-on-violence-in-federal-prisons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Federal Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-08T13:43:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T05:14:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael R. 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