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Limited-Scope Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Strategies to Identify, Communicate, and Remedy Operational Issues

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Justice OIG
Date Issued: 
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Justice
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
32-065
Component, if applicable: 
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Inspection / Evaluation
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
5
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Determine whether an alternative method for reporting the results of a program review is appropriate, and implement that method. If the BOP does not implement a new method for reporting the results of a program review, require that program review reports include a clear justification as to why a program area received the assigned rating
2 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Assess whether the existing program review process and proposed reforms to the process ensure that it is sufficiently independent. Based on the results of that assessment, take additional corrective action to ensure the independence of the program review process.
3 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Implement methods to reduce the notice given to institutions in advance of a program review so the BOP can, when it deems appropriate, conduct more program reviews with limited advance notice.
4 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
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.
5 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
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.
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