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  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    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.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    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.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Develop and implement key performance indicators to track whether the BOP is meeting its infrastructure goals.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    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.
  • Resolved
    Federal Bureau of Prisons
    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.
  • 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
    [Description omitted; DOJ has determined that this recommendation contains information that is limited official use or classified.]
  • Resolved
    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
    (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
    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.
  • Resolved
    Other Component
    Implement a policy identifying criteria for the inclusion of a service within the Working Capital Fund (WCF); once the criteria are formalized, JMD should evaluate and ensure that the services currently included in the WCF are appropriate, meet the documented criteria, and are clearly presented to the WCF Board for discussion of any necessary changes.
  • Resolved
    Other Component
    Review the Office of the Chief Information Officer's (OCIO) cost allocation methodology and update as necessary to ensure that component cost allocations are sensible, equitable, and commensurate with benefits of the services provided.
  • Resolved
    Other Component
    Update its policy to include specific criteria for identifying "basic activities" appropriate to be included in a Rate Memo and reevaluate OCIO's Rate Memos to ensure that the selected services reflect a consistent approach and "basic activities."