Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward Staff

Date Issued

Thursday, February 23, 2023

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

23-034

Report Type

Inspection / Evaluation

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use	Additional Details
1	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
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.
2	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
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.
3	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
Ensure that policies and program statements that address inmate-on-staff sexual harassment are consistent with updates to systems and data tracking mechanisms.
4	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
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.