CO SM002

Memorializes Congress to recognize correctional workers at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colorado, which operates four facilities (FPC, FCI, USP, and ADMAX) housing 1,395 prisoners including high-profile inmates such as Ted Kaczynski, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Zacarias Moussaoui, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Acknowledges that correctional officers work 24 hours a day, seven days a week maintaining security while providing medical, mental health, food, academic, and substance abuse treatment services to inmates.

Requests Congress guarantee that correctional workers at the facility receive compensation during federal government shutdowns, despite being required to work when the complex cannot close.

Calls on Congress to ensure federal correctional workers earn wages commensurate with their difficult work, noting they are paid less than Colorado's state correctional officers despite similar responsibilities.

Directs copies of the memorial be sent to Colorado's congressional delegation and the Federal Bureau of Prisons Director.