Remedy the remaining balance of Grant Number 2019-VM-BX-0014 totaling $191,690 in funds to be put to better use.

In coordination with the BOP and USMS: (a) evaluate what use-of-force requirements and restrictions should apply to custodial situations, and (b) ensure these requirements are incorporated into DOJ, BOP, and USMS policies.

Evaluate components' determination on the applicability of DOJ's 2021 Restraint and "No Knock" Guidance and 2022 Use-of-Force Policy to task force officers and contractors acting in a law enforcement capacity to ensure that legal and operational risks are adequately mitigated.

Involve all participating federal components in a review of its KPIs, revise those KPIs that need clarification, include disincentives where appropriate, retain supporting documentation on the development of the performance measures, and work with Leidos to modify the contract.

Implement procedures to conduct periodic assessments to determine how current KPIs could be modified and whether new KPIs should be added to adequately address the government's need.

Work with Leidos to ensure its monthly status reports accurately summarize its performance,
technical progress, and challenges, as required.

Implement procedures to ensure federal components review and identify inaccuracies and
incompleteness in Leidos' monthly status reports.

Remedy $76,929 in unsupported costs charged to the subawards.

1. The BOP should implement a process for assigning a cellmate following suicide watch or psychological observation, with criteria for exceptions based on the particular individual or security considerations.

2. The BOP should establish procedures to ensure inmates at high risk for suicide and for whom a cellmate is recommended will continue to have a cellmate until the recommendation is changed or rescinded, including establishing a contingency plan for cellmate re-assignment, with criteria for exceptions based on the particular individual or security considerations.

3. The BOP should evaluate its current process for obtaining and documenting approval for social or legal visits while an inmate is on suicide watch or psychological observation, which allows for institution-specific variations in the process, and provide guidance on standard components that each institution should include in its process to mitigate security issues that can arise when an inmate is on suicide watch or psychological observation.

4. The BOP should evaluate its methods of accounting for inmate whereabouts and wellbeing and make changes as may be appropriate to improve those methods through policy, training, or other measures.

5. BOP policy should clarify what is required of a Lieutenant when conducting a round.

6. The BOP should continue to develop and implement plans to address staffing shortages at its prisons.

8. The BOP should enhance existing policies regarding institutional security camera systems to ensure they specifically state that such systems must have the capacity to record video and that BOP institutions must conduct regular security camera system functionality checks.

The BOP should amend the language contained in Correctional Services Manual, 103, Section 1, so as to clarify whether the requirement to consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular disease, chronic dermatitis, or psychosis applies to only calculated uses of force or both calculated and immediate uses of force.a. If, in response to recommendation 1, above, the BOP clarifies that the requirement to consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular disease, chronic dermatitis, or psychosis applies in the context of an immediate use of force, then the BOP should also clarify within the Correctional Services Manual, 103, what constitutes an acceptable consultation with medical staff in such a situation. (If, based on the response to recommendation 1, there is no requirement to consult with medical staff prior to using OC spray in the context of an immediate use of force, then this recommendation (recommendation 1.a.) becomes moot and there is no need for the BOP to respond to it.)

The BOP should amend the language contained in Correctional Services Manual, 103, Section 1, so as to clarify whether the requirement to consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular disease, chronic dermatitis, or psychosis applies to only calculated uses of force or both calculated and immediate uses of force.b. If, in response to recommendation 1, above, the BOP clarifies that the requirement to consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular disease, chronic dermatitis, or psychosis applies in the context of an immediate use of force, then the BOP should also clarify within the Correctional Services Manual, 103, whether BOP staff must both consult with medical staff prior to the use of OC spray on an inmate with a known history of respiratory or cardiovascular disease, chronic dermatitis, or psychosis and avoid the use of OC spray on such an inmate unless other means of control have been attempted or deemed likely to be ineffective. (If, based on the response to recommendation 1, there is no requirement to consult with medical staff prior to using OC spray in the context of an immediate use of force, then this recommendation (recommendation 1.b.) becomes moot and there is no need for the BOP to respond to it.)

Evaluate its various tracking efforts for DVE-related case data to ensure that it has a holistic view of the threat and a consistent process for capturing, interpreting, and reporting DVE-related case data.

Develop a specific, multiyear plan for how the BOP will evaluate its ongoing and proposed changes to the employee discipline process, as well as key performance indicators, by year, to decrease the backlog of its employee misconduct cases and adjudications.

Develop and implement a reliable method to calculate appropriate staffing levels at the enterprise and institution levels. Such a method should seek to baseline appropriate staffing levels for the current inmate population and be flexible to account for future population changes overall and among institutions, as well as other factors (e.g., institution security level and layout) that determine appropriate staffing levels. Once such a method is developed, communicate the need to align funding levels with appropriate staffing levels to executive and legislative branch stakeholders.

Develop an infrastructure strategy to increase the overall effectiveness of facilities management. The strategy should align infrastructure decisions with the BOP's mission; include one or more methodologies for allocating resources; and include short, medium, and long-range planning goals. As part of this strategy, the BOP should consider incorporating a portfolio-based repair model; a retention or disposal decision model; and business case analyses for new construction, as appropriate.

Develop and implement key performance indicators to track whether the BOP is meeting its infrastructure goals.

Examine its domain assessment process - including the Top 100 Initiative and recall inspection activities - and refine its strategies for identifying and tracking risks, deploying resources, and accomplishing goals.

Refine the CGIC performance review process to include sufficient information to allow for an assessment of the outcomes and effectiveness of the CGIC intelligence that is shared with Industry Operations.

Establish a recurring process to assess the risk indicators that contribute to the selection of FFLs for inspection and evaluate the results of the inspections to ensure that field divisions are effectively identifying high-risk FFLs.

Implement a process to conduct ongoing formal, data-based, comprehensive reviews of inspections results to ensure consistent application of the standards and assist ATF in reaching its inspection program goals of reducing the possibility of firearms being diverted from legal commerce and maintaining the traceability of firearms.

Adopt mechanisms to improve the accuracy of its information-sharing data and the completeness of its information about the outcomes of internal and external referrals and use this information to better assess the value and effectiveness of its information sharing practices, with the goal of providing enhanced oversight of FFLs.

Conduct a thorough assessment of single-celling policies and processes, including those applicable to inmates housed in quarantine and medical isolation units and to inmates vulnerable to suicide.

Ensure that actions, including any policy revisions, the BOP takes to close the two open recommendations from our 2017 restrictive housing report that reference single-celling also apply to single-celling during quarantine and medical isolation.

Explore options for permanent changes to facility infrastructures that would allow for better implementation of social distancing and other infection control measures.