The Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026 raises pay for federal prison workers employed by the Bureau of Prisons by 35 percent above their current base salary rates. The law applies to correctional officers and supervisors whose jobs involve direct inmate contact or custody responsibilities, as well as certain wage-grade employees in similar roles. The pay increases are designed to improve recruitment and retention at federal prisons. The bill includes a five-year sunset provision, but the pay increases can continue beyond that timeline if the Justice Department's Inspector General determines that the Bureau of Prisons has successfully reduced the use of non-custodial staff to fill officer roles and reduced excessive mandatory overtime for correctional officers.
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