Federal prisons: monitoring efforts to implement COVID-19 recommendations and examining first step act implementation : testimony before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives

Federal prisons: monitoring efforts to implement COVID-19 recommendations and examining first step act implementation : testimony before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, January 21, 2022
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
COVID-19
Government Regulation
Prisons -- organization & administration
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why GAO did this study. BOP is responsible not only for the supervision and custody of more than 157,000 federal inmates, but also for their health care, safety, and rehabilitation. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained BOP’s institutions, yet BOP’s obligation to provide inmates with programs to advance their education and development remains. Further, BOP has ongoing challenges with leadership instability and staff shortages. In response, GAO raised federal prison management as an emerging issue on its High-Risk List. This statement discusses (1) three recommendations GAO made in July 2021 to enhance BOP’s COVID-19 response and efforts to date to address them, and (2) GAO’s ongoing review of DOJ’s and BOP’s implementation of FSA requirements related to inmate assessments and programming. GAO updated information on BOP’s activities in response to GAO recommendations, reviewed FSA requirements, and conducted preliminary research to design its audit work What GAO recommends. In July 2021, GAO recommended that BOP evaluate communication of COVID-19 guidance, develop an approach to capture and share best practices and lessons learned, and ensure that facilities apply these practices as appropriate. BOP concurred with these recommendations and is planning or taking actions to implement them.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (6 pages))
NLM Unique ID:
9918383087606676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918383087606676