'What the hell?' Shock as USPS gets armed guards from firm accused of human rights abuses

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 7, 2026 · 7m

What happened

Raw Story reports that the U.S. Postal Service contracted with Prosegur to deploy nearly 1,000 armed security officers at at least 55 postal facilities, authorizing almost 40,000 hours of work each week. The contract’s value was redacted. The startled “what the hell?” came from postal contractor and researcher Claire McKean, reacting to a multinational security conglomerate assuming an armed role inside major public mail facilities.

USPS’s law-enforcement arm, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, said the guards deter people who might harm workers or compromise the mail and…