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Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Compensation Grants Awarded to the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bismarck, North Dakota

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Justice OIG
Date Issued: 
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Justice
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
23-110
Component, if applicable: 
Office of Justice Programs
External entity, if applicable: 
North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Location(s): 
Bismarck, ND
United States
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$5,048
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
7
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
View Document: 
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure that the North Dakota DCR establishes an ongoing plan to increase its outreach for its victim compensation program.
2 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Coordinate with the North Dakota DCR to enhance its policies and procedures to ensure that notifications to victims relating to denial or reduction of claims are maintained in the case files.
3 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Work with the North Dakota DCR to determine if its FY 2019 crime victim certification form accurately reflected activity and payments and take necessary steps to recover any awarded funds as appropriate.
4 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Coordinate with the North Dakota DCR to enhance its policies and procedures to help ensure the submission of complete and accurate annual State Certification Forms.
5 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Coordinate with the North Dakota DCR to enhance its controls, such as having a secondary review and approval process prior to the submission of the annual State Certification Form.
6 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Remedy $5,048 in unsupported questioned costs.
7 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Coordinate with the North Dakota DCR to enhance controls to help ensure the accuracy of claim reviews and proposed payments.
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