AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Bureau of Prisons deputy director departs abruptly after controversy over criminal past and contracting questions
Josh Smith, the pardoned former drug offender who served as the No. 2 official at the federal Bureau of Prisons, left the agency without explanation, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions about contracts, a reality TV star's prison access, and staff morale. Smith announced his departure Monday on his personal X account, thanking President […] The post Bureau of Prisons deputy director departs abruptly after controversy over criminal past and contracting questions appeared first on American Almanac .
Josh Smith, the pardoned former drug offender who served as the No. 2 official at the federal Bureau of Prisons, left the agency without explanation, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions about contracts, a reality TV star's prison access, and staff morale. Smith announced his departure Monday on his personal X account, thanking President Trump for the opportunity to serve. BOP Director William Marshall followed up Tuesday morning with a short note to agency staff confirming Smith was gone. A BOP spokesperson offered no additional details about why Smith left or whether the departure was voluntary. The move ends one of the most unusual tenures in the agency's history. Smith pleaded guilty in 1998 to conspiring to possess and…Open