The Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act would increase pay for certain federal Bureau of Prisons employees by reclassifying their pay locality for salary purposes. Currently, many prison staff working in rural or less populated areas are classified under a "Rest of U.S." pay category that typically offers lower wages. This bill would allow prison employees in those areas to instead receive pay rates based on the nearest established pay locality within 200 miles of their workplace, which generally offers higher compensation. The change would apply to both regular and prevailing wage employees and would take effect 180 days after the bill is enacted. The bill does not specify additional federal funding but would increase costs by raising salaries for affected correctional officers, likely those working at facilities in less densely populated regions.
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