[1] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

[2] The Education Department at USP McCreary offers a wide variety of academic and vocational programs ranging from Adult Literacy to post-secondary studies through correspondence.

All programs are voluntary with the exception of General Education Development (GED) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.

The officers were taken to a local hospital with what officials called serious but non-life-threatening injuries to the chest, back and shoulder.

An investigation identified the assailant as 38-year-old James Edward Rose, an inmate with a lengthy criminal history who was serving a sentence for armed bank robbery and witness tampering.

[4] He is currently being held at the United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX, the federal supermax prison in Colorado which holds inmates who pose the highest security risks and require the tightest controls.

While the correctional officers and other prison employees worked for free, the inmates continued receiving pay for their labor during the shutdown.