Walter Pavlo

Walter Pavlo

Contributor|Personal Finance

Pavlo founded Prisonology, an expert network firm of retired Bureau of Prisons professionals, to work with defendants and criminal defense lawyers on federal prison issues after time in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice. He is the co-author of "Stolen Without A Gun" and a contributor at the New York School of Law's Compliance and Enforcement Program, where he writes on white-collar crime and the federal legal system, in addition to contributing to Forbes.

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16 hours ago

Staffing The Future Of Federal Prisons

The Bureau of Prisons has a problem attracting new workers. However, there are no easy answers and a tough environment is as much to blame as low salaries.

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Feb 27, 2026

Moving On After Prison, Making A Contribution And Reducing Costs

Many federal inmates, particularly at federal prison camps, go on to do amazing work and become better members of society. Tax payers are getting a payback from some.

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Feb 26, 2026

Bureau Of Prisons Challenges Remain After Trump’s State Of The Union

The Bureau of Prisons, despite all of its issues, is once again being pushed to the side. Staffing shortages and crumbling buildings still dominate under Trump.

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Feb 12, 2026

GAO Critical Of Bureau Of Prisons Use Of Halfway Houses

The GAO put out a report that is critical of the Bureau of Prisons' underutilization of residential reentry centers. New leadership at BOP is determined to fix this.

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Feb 11, 2026

“Would You Eat That?” A Leadership Question At The Bureau Of Prisons

Prison food is not very good to start with but imagine how poor it is when it can even make minimal standards. OIG speaks out about the problem.