# Government-shutdown pay disruption at FCI Mendota

Other October 2, 2025 · [FCI Mendota](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/men-fci-mendota-federal-correctional-institution-california)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

For staff, a shutdown is not an abstract Washington story when the paycheck is the thing in question.

## 2 stories on file

- Nov 13, 2025 [Mendota federal prison employee is not sure backpay will come quickly](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxQcU1BRG1reWhTdUl4WVJ6MFhYdktNbnllU0NkazJqaTk4a1lwZGhGMnlpQ3JQQkh2QnFVYzB1UGlJLXh3c09tSFQyZm42MGxZWV82dEZ1ZGVhNW1hT3lCV2FkeEhTQkZ6d084MTJiVUJMalhpVm12dkFrSlZka0hYaXI3WGJJUmxIVU9iWHh30gGTAUFVX3lxTE5rU0JLODdkNklUcmNWZC1ZTlNEQ1V5a3NVV1JxT3RZOG1mOGpqNUt0QUJVVDJPQ1NIc1ZJRXFxQXZ5YVlpVll0NjR0ZXFWQi1vc29FZmhlRTFXWHBOMVFJb2hJd1lVVUxZTExkUjlfamtaWnB2VUM3VkxNSWNVMm11ZFVCLXh0c1hKc3lteVZCWmlWbw?oc=5) yourcentralvalley.com
- Oct 2, 2025 [FCI Mendota employees working without pay amid government shutdown](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxNZnRfX2JpR1NWazZCaTQxWTVqdWV4Ry1FczBXcFVraERqQjhSZnQ4TFdHcV9PdW1vMDFsYlJ3ODZkREZKRGdxOGkxa1lLQmVCeVk1bDd4MnNFZkVnY0Y0RUNXTzZrd3V6b2ZVekVweDU0b19qYkdULUFnb0E1SHlBa05BOGg1cTlNUzYxXzRFcEVsNXRuZ0HSAZsBQVVfeXFMTlBocGNsX0JUeG1VWXBWMjZIMENRZE9zZDBYNkxvdkZsNE80VENFZXBMY2x1eHRadlMyb0lYaEhxZXpTdFRyVXVaZXJMdk1USzh1bE8zMkpKeld1VDNzWlozaDBPd0FubEo4MlJ4MDNmVmpjWnExRld2Y0RRSnlfSUlBd2JtWE5jVlo3NzRESmY1Q21LZFRZUm15UEU?oc=5) ABC30 Fresno

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