Audit of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Perimeter Security Strategy and Efforts Related to the Contract Awarded to DeTekion Security Systems, Incorporated, to Update the Lethal/Non-Lethal Fence at Nine United States Penitentiaries

Date Issued

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Submitting OIG

Department of Justice OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Justice OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Justice

Components

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Report Number

20-115

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

External Entity

DeTekion Security Systems

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use	Additional Details
6	No	$0	$0	Accurate as of February 28, 2026
Ensure that its Correctional Services Manual includes policy on the required number of perimeter patrol vehicles at all types of institutions and implement a policy on the circumstances necessitating changes to the required number of perimeter patrol vehicles.
7	No	$0	$0	Accurate as of February 28, 2026
Establish a policy on the required assignment and use of Roving Alarm Notification System (RANS) hand-held radios.
8	No	$0	$0	Accurate as of February 28, 2026
Consider developing a national policy requiring institutional assessments of U.S. Penitentiaries (USP) on a prescribed, regular basis.
9	No	$0	$0	Accurate as of February 28, 2026
Improve the institutional assessment process by ensuring the Institutional Assessment Guidelines are comprehensive and include all necessary perimeter security aspects, ensuring the assessment reports are consistent in form and content, and requiring reviewed facilities to respond to any recommendations in the assessment reports.