The Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Inspector General Performing the Duties of the Inspector General William M. Blier announced today the release of a report on the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) documentation of its compliance with select National Menu requirements. The purpose of the BOP’s National Menu is to better ensure standardized food service operations across each of the BOP’s 122 institutions.
The DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that, at the six BOP institutions where we conducted testing, the documentation we reviewed was generally consistent with applicable National Menu requirements. However, we also found that the BOP’s menu documentation consistently lacked evidence that certain food items, including required items like vegetables, were served through its certified religious diet program. The DOJ OIG made one recommendation to address this issue, and, prior to the completion of this report, the BOP took corrective actions sufficient to address the recommendation.