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Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Use of Restrictive Housing for Inmates with Mental Illness

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Justice OIG
Short / Alternative Report Title: 
DOJ OIG- Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Use of Restrictive Housing for Inmates with Mental Illness
Date Issued: 
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Justice
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
17-05
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: 
15
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Establish in policy the circumstances that warrant the placement of inmates in single-cell confinement while maintaining institutional and inmate safety and security and ensuring appropriate, meaningful human contact and out-of-cell opportunities to mitigate mental health concerns.
2 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Define and establish in policy extended placement in measureable terms.
3 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Track all inmates in single-cell confinement and monitor, as appropriate, the cumulative amount of time that inmates with mental illness spend in restrictive housing, including single-cell confinement.
4 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Identify all forms of restrictive housing utilized throughout its institutions and ensure that all local policies are updated to reflect standards for all inmates in restrictive housing consistent with established nationwide policies.
5 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Evaluate and limit as appropriate the consecutive amount of time that inmates with serious mental illness may spend in restrictive housing.
15 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Conduct a comprehensive review of U.S. Penitentiary Lewisburg’s Special Management Unit that addresses the staffing, treatment, conditions of confinement, and performance metrics of the program.
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