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  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Immediately update guidance regarding (1) when staff should notify the families of inmates who become seriously ill or die, including a specific timeframe, and (2) uniform criteria for what constitutes a serious illness.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that inmate family information, or the inmate emergency contact form, is updated according to policy and readily available for BOP staff who need to notify next of kin in cases of inmate serious illness or death.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Assess how to improve staff and inmate compliance with healthcare protective equipment measures at its facilities and issue clear guidance to facilities about the importance of compliance.
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Add fields to the Discipline and Administration Reintegration Tracking System that can be easily queried to identify the type of victim (inmate, staff, or other) and gender of the victim for all incidents involving prohibited acts by inmates, and identify the specific inmate behavior under each prohibited act code.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that staff are trained on the updated fields in the Discipline and Administration Reintegration Tracking System and that staff understand which inmate behaviors are associated with each prohibited act code, as well how to articulate the behavior in the corresponding field.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that policies and program statements that address inmate-on-staff sexual harassment are consistent with updates to systems and data tracking mechanisms.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Conduct regular risk assessments of the prevalence and severity of inmate-on-staff sexual harassment within individual institutions and across BOP institutions, with a particular emphasis on the risks for female staff.
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; CSOSA has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    Perform a comprehensive, enterprise-wide assessment, with input from each division, to identify the operational technology threats to the FBl's investigative and business practices develop options for an FBI-wide approach to mitigate each of the threats identified; identify and report these options and the results of the assessment to the Deputy Director to use in developing and assigning responsibility for the FBl's enterprise-wide strategy for managing this risk.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    Fully implement an enterprise-wide training plan for mitigating the threat posed to FBI investigations, personnel and sources by changing operational technologies. This training plan should include a baseline training for all employees, including non-agent personnel, It should also include appropriate refresher training on a regular basis.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    (U) Transfer to the Stagehand program the field division FSL already used by Stagehand or determine an alternative approach that gives Stagehand appropriate control over its staffing to ensure the operational effectiveness, continuity, and security of the Stagehand program.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    (U) Work with NSD and other Department stakeholders to develop an integrated system for tracking requests for AGEs and Otherwise Illegal Activity from initiation through final approval that can meet the FBl's and the Department's operational needs, provide visibility about the status of a given request. and identify specific and systemic delays in the AGE and Otherwise Illegal Activity approval process.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    (U) Establish reasonable and attainable qualifications for UCCs to better ensure UCCs have appropriate undercover experience, grade level. and adequate time to effectively conduct their undercover-related
    duties. Once the UCC qualifications are established, the FBI should update its policies and procedures to reflect the new requirements.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Reassess its policies to incorporate enhanced communication among personnel involved in inmate transfer decisions.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that its written procedures and practices regarding medical transfer codes and paperwork are consistent.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Closely examine the Medical Care Level Guidelines and Medical Classification Algorithm for needed clarity and improvement.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Modify the Medical Care Level Guidelines to address how an inmate's noncompliance with medical treatment should impact the inmate's medical care level classification, regardless of the patient's reason for noncompliance.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Consider limiting the number of BOP personnel who receive notification of an inmate's impending transfer, especially for Broad Publicity and other high-risk inmates. For example, the BOP should consider discontinuing distribution of transfer information to group email inboxes accessible by numerous personnel, many of whom would not have reason to be notified of the transfer.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Reassess and clarify the BOP's policies regarding maintaining the confidentiality of information regarding designations, redesignations, and transfers of inmates, and provide training to BOP employees on these policies.