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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Justice OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Justice
Components
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Report Number
25-009
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Location

Ayer, MA
United States

Number of Recommendations
0
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No

Open Recommendations

This report has 11 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
11 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that FMC Devens evaluates the roles and responsibilities of medical inmate companions to ensure that they are not performing duties outside the scope of the inmate companion program.

10 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that FMC Devens adheres to BOP policy on medical inmate companion screening and hiring and that FMC Devens employees screening and hiring these companions are trained on the policies and procedures.

9 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that inmates admitted to and housed in the Memory Disorder Unit are appropriately placed in accordance with FMC Devens’s established criteria.

8 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that FMC Devens verifies the credential files of all providers prior to allowing them to administer care to inmates, and ensure that FMC Devens completes peer reviews in accordance with BOP policy.

7 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that all FMC Devens inmates over age 50 are receiving preventive healthcare screenings, including cognitive impairment screening.

6 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that FMC Devens follows the BOP’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Preventive Healthcare Screening to establish a local preventive healthcare program and utilize all members of the healthcare team in preventive healthcare.

5 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that FMC Devens follows the BOP Patient Care Policy for sick call and provides training to all FMC Devens Health Services Department employees on the policy, as well as on FMC Devens sick call procedures.

4 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that FMC Devens develops a consistent and accurate medical record tracking procedure with the contracted company that includes regular and recurring reconciliation of outside inmate medical records between FMC Devens and the contracted company.

3 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Implement a plan to address the medical record backlog at FMC Devens.

2 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that FMC Devens follows BOP guidance for buprenorphine and naloxone administration and observation and that all FMC Devens employees who administer medication receive training on BOP guidance and policies for medication administration.

1 No $0 $0 Status as of December 31, 2024

Ensure that FMC Devens Executive Leadership and the Central Office’s Human Resource Management Division discuss the staffing projection tool methodology and how it compares with FMC Devens Executive Leadership’s understanding of its current and potential future mission needs to ensure greater alignment between stakeholder staffing projections.

Department of Justice OIG

United States