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  • Resolved
    Office of Justice Programs
    Require the Ohio AG to develop a plan to conduct a site visit and/or desk review of those subrecipients that did not receive a review in the past 24 months, as required, with priority given to those subrecipients that did not receive a site visit and/or desk review within our audit scope.
  • 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; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [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; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [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; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    United States Marshals Service
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    United States Marshals Service
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    United States Marshals Service
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    BOP should modify its policies regarding SHU round forms, including BOP Program Statement 5500.14, Section 310, to refer employees to the document retention schedule for SHU round forms, or otherwise ensure that its employees across all institutions are aware of the retention schedule.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Develop strategies to ensure that staff assign accurate, consistent, and timely Mental Health Care Level designations to inmates.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that all institutions conduct required mock suicide drills, and develop strategies to increase staff participation in those drills.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that all appropriate staff are trained in automated external defibrillator use and that automated external defibrillators are strategically placed, readily available, and regularly checked to ensure that they are in working order at each BOP institution.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that cut-down tools in working order are accessible to staff in each housing unit at each institution, that staff are trained on proper use of the tool, and that the BOP determines whether staff should be issued and required to keep their own cut-down tool on their duty belt during their entire shift.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that each institution has a sufficient number of maneuverable gurneys in strategic locations to provide proper medical response during inmate transport.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that staff receive both the initial and refresher naloxone training and are fully prepared to administer naloxone to an unresponsive inmate suspected of having experienced a drug overdose.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Ensure that all Evidence Recovery Teams are properly trained on post-incident evidence recovery protocols.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Develop procedures to ensure that all required death-related records are completed and collected consistently and in accordance with established deadlines.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Assess the benefit and feasibility of expanding its policy requiring After Action Reviews to include reviews of all inmate homicides and deaths by accidental and unknown factors, not just for inmate suicides.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Clarify responsibility for tracking at an enterprise level the reports and recommendations required in the wake of an inmate death by suicide, homicide, accident, or unknown factors, and assess the information contained therein for broader trends, applicability, and implementation.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Evaluate existing electronic devices used for inmate screening to identify whether they are functioning as intended, and, if necessary, implement any needed adjustments or upgrades.
  • Resolved
    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • On Hold/Pending with OIG
    Other Component
    Re-evaluate aged seized digital assets to consider whether risks of misstatement related to accurate valuation, existence, and ownership of assets have been adequately addressed considering the evolving nature of digital asset seizures. Based on the results of the evaluation, design and implement processes, procedures, and controls to appropriately account for aged digital assets. (New)
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Determine whether a secure enclosure in which an inmate's movement is significantly restricted due to its size is considered a restraint and, if so, update its policies to make this clear.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Amend its policies to address secure enclosures, including the appropriate use(s) of a secure enclosure, the physical dimensions of an appropriate secure enclosure, the approvals required for using secure enclosures as temporary holding cells, how inmates should be monitored and treated while confined in secure enclosures, and how long an inmate may be kept in a secure enclosure.
  • Resolved
    Office of Justice Programs
    $301,222
    Remedy the $301,222 in unsupported questioned costs for Grant Number 2019-VM-BX-00014.
  • Resolved
    Office of Justice Programs
    $191,690
    Remedy the remaining balance of Grant Number 2019-VM-BX-0014 totaling $191,690 in funds to be put to better use.