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Date Feb. 14, 2011 Report No. GAO-11-252 Title

Indian Country Criminal Justice: Departments of the Interior and Justice Should Strengthen Coordination to Support Tribal Courts

United States Government Accountability Office GAO February 2011 Report to Congressional Requesters INDIAN COUNTRY CRIMINAL JUSTICE Departments of the Interior and Justice Should Strengthen Coordination to Support Tribal Courts GAO-11-252 February 2011 INDIAN COUNTRY CRIMINAL JUSTICE Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Departments of the Interior and Justice Should Strengthen Coordination...
Date Sept. 30, 2010 Report No. GAO-10-1037R Title

Government Operations: Office of the Federal Detention Trustee's (OFDT) Cost Estimation Methods Reflect Features of Best Practices, but Processes Could be Enhanced

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 30, 2010 The Honorable Barbara Mikulski Chairwoman The Honorable Richard Shelby Ranking Member Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate The Honorable Alan Mollohan Chairman The Honorable Frank R. Wolf Ranking Member Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science...
Date March 3, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-401T Title

Department of Homeland Security: Organizational Structure, Spending, and Staffing for the Health Care Provided to Immigration Detainees

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Organizational Structure, Spending, and Staffing for the Health Care Provided to Immigration Detainees Statement of Alicia Puente Cac...
Date Feb. 25, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-141 Title

Bureau of Prisons: Written Policies on Lateral Transfers and Assessment of Temporary Assignments Needed

United States Government Accountability Office GAO February 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters BUREAU OF PRISONS Written Policies on Lateral Transfers and Assessment of Temporary Assignments Needed GAO-09-141 February 2009 BUREAU OF PRISONS Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-141, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Written Policies on Lateral Transfers and A...
Date Feb. 23, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-308R Title

DHS: Organizational Structure and Resources for Providing Health Care to Immigration Detainees

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 23, 2009 The Honorable Robert C. Byrd Chairman Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable David Price Chairman Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: DHS: Organizational Structure and Resources for Providing Heal...
Date June 4, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-869T Title

Alien Detention Standards: Observations on the Adherence to ICE's Medical Standards in Detention Facilities

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 4, 2008 Testimony before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives ALIEN DETENTION STANDARDS Observations on the Adherence to ICE’s Medical Standards in Detention Facilities S...
Date July 6, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-875 Title

Alien Detention Standards: Telephone Access Problems Were Pervasive at Detention Facilities; Other Deficiencies Did Not Show a Pattern of Noncompliance

United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2007 Report to Congressional Requesters ALIEN DETENTION STANDARDS Telephone Access Problems Were Pervasive at Detention Facilities; Other Deficiencies Did Not Show a Pattern of Noncompliance GAO-07-875 July 2007 ALIEN DETENTION STANDARDS Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-875, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliabi...
Date Aug. 27, 2004 Report No. GAO-04-742 Title

District of Columbia Jail: Management Challenges Exist in Improving Facility Conditions

United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2004 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAIL Management Challenges Exist in Improving Facility Conditions GAO-04-742 August 2004 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAIL Management Challenges Exist in Improving Facility Conditions Highlights of GAO-04-742, a report to the Chairman, Committ...
Date Nov. 13, 2001 Report No. GAO-02-220T Title

Illegal Aliens: INS's Processes for Denying Aliens Entry Into the United States

United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m., EST Tuesday, November 13, 2001 ILLEGAL ALIENS INS' Processes for Denying Aliens Entry Into the United States Statement of Richard M. Stana Director, Justice Issues GAO-02-220T Mr. Chairman and Member...
Date June 9, 2000 Report No. HEHS-00-42 Title

Foster Care: HHS Should Ensure That Juvenile Justice Placements Are Reviewed

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters FOSTER CARE HHS Should Ensure That Juvenile Justice Placements Are Reviewed GAO/HEHS-00-42 Contents Letter Appendixes Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 24 27 Appendix II: Fiscal Year 1998 Title IV-E Funding Claimed and Number of Placements, by State Appendix III: Provisions of State Licensing Regulations for...
Date Aug. 11, 1995 Report No. HEHS-95-197R Title

Social Services: Federal Reimbursement for Foster Care

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-257440 August 11, 1995 The Honorable George Miller House of Representatives Dear Mr. Miller: As you know, when children do not receive proper care, states may remove them from their homes and place them in foster care. If the children are from low-income families, the federal governme...
Date March 10, 1995 Report No. T-GGD-95-92 Title

Border Control: Revised Strategy Is Showing Some Positive Results

United States General Accounting Offke GAO For Reieaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m., E.D.T. March 10, 19% Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives BORDER CONTROL Revised Strategy is Showing Some Positive Results Statement of Laurie E. Ekstrand, Associate Director Administration of Justice Issues General Government Division...
Date Feb. 28, 1995 Report No. GGD-95-56 Title

Juvenile Justice: Minimal Gender Bias Occurred in Processing Noncriminal Juveniles

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters JUVENILE JUSTICE Minimal Gender Bias Occurred In Processing Noncriminal Juveniles GAO/GGD-95-56 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-259793 February 28, 1995 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, Chairman The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Ranking Minori...
Date Dec. 29, 1994 Report No. GGD-95-30 Title

Border Control: Revised Strategy Is Showing Some Positive Results

United States General Accounting Office GAO December 1994 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives BORDER CONTROL Revised Strategy Is Showing Some Positive Results GAO/GGD-95-30 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-259221 Dece...
Date June 30, 1993 Report No. T-GGD-93-39 Title

Immigration Enforcement: Problems in Controlling the Flow of Illegal Aliens

United States General Accounting Office \wPw Testimony Before the Subcommitteeon International Law, Immigration and Refugees Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO EDT a.m. June 30.1993 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT Problems in Controlling the Flow of Illegal Aliens Statementof Laurie E. Ekstrand,AssociateDirector Administration of JusticeIssues Gen...
Date April 29, 1993 Report No. GGD-93-69 Title

Prison Boot Camps: Short-Term Prison Costs Reduced, but Long-Term Impact Uncertain

GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Division B-249092 April 29,1993 The Honorable William J. Hughes Chairman, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Hughes: In response to your request, this report describes state and federal boot camp programs and includes dat...
Date Sept. 24, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-141 Title

Federal Jail Bedspace: Cost Savings and Greater Accuracy Possible in the Capacity Expansion Plan

,r IJni ted States General Accounting Office GAO September 1992 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate FEDERAL JAIL BEDSPACE Cost Savings and Greater Accuracy Possible in the Capacity Expansion Plan 147835 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. .gess~o~ RELEASED GAOI...
Date June 25, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-85 Title

Immigration Control: Immigration Policies Affect INS Detention Efforts

‘ )i” ; lJnit.ed~&atm General Accounting Offkfi 3*, Report k the Chairman, Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees, Committee on Judiciary, House of Representatives 31 .-lll.. _I -.. .. 1 June 1992 ” ! i , I j I 1 IMMIGRATION CONTROL Immigration Policies Affect INS Detention Efforts _--- -....._ --_---.--.--__ RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting...
Date Nov. 14, 1991 Report No. GGD-92-5 Title

Prison Alternatives: Crowded Federal Prisons Can Transfer More Inmates to Halfway Houses

--. ..-..-.... ._... lJnit.tvl ..-- -.I__ “._.-._.-- _ .-...-.... _.__._._ .“.l.._----.- St.atc*s (;tbrrt*ritl Acwunting Office GAO ~---~~ _--“._ ._I-__--_.-.l_l--^ hport to the Cl~airrnan, Subcwnmit,t;ect on Intcllect,ual Property and ~Judicial .Adnni~listratiorl, Clomrnitt,ee on the ,Judiciary, House of Rt!presentatives Novena twr I!)!) 1 PRISON ALTERNATIVES Crowded Federal Prisons Can Tra...
Date Sept. 20, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-123 Title

Federal Jails: Design and Construction Flaws in Los Angeles Facility Are Being Corrected

Report to the Chairman, Rxrnanent Subccmmittee on Investigations, ’ committee on Governrnental Affairs, -U.S. senate .I _.“. . .- . -. _ _ GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 _-General Government Division B-24535 1 September 20,1991 The Honorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dea...
Date May 22, 1991 Report No. T-GGD-91-30 Title

Noncriminal Juveniles: Detentions Have Been Reduced but Better Monitoring Is Needed

United States General Accounting Oetice /v yff/r-, Testimony For Release on Delivery a.m. DST lo:30 Wednesday May 22, 1991 ' NONCRIMINAL Have Been Monitoring JUVENILES: but is Needed Detentions Better Reduced Statement of Lowell Dodge Director, Administration of Justice Issues General Government Division Before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Justice w ...
Date April 24, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-65 Title

Noncriminal Juveniles: Detentions Have Been Reduced but Better Monitoring Is Needed

April 1991 NONCRIMINAL JUVENILES Detentions Have Been Reduced but Better Monitoring Is Needed ill llllll III ll 143698 -_ - -.-... -- _...._ ._ I._ .- .._ - ._~. _- _ -__-- .- -. ..- ._. _ ._.._ __- . . . . . ..- - .._ _ _._.___I.. ^.ll-- .-_.._---_ --llt--*~l -,,- ,l-l^ll-l---“-“- General Government Division B-242306 April 24,lQQl The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Committee on Education...
Date July 23, 1990 Report No. NSIAD-90-244BR Title

Foreign Affairs: Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China

L. e* GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-240183 July 23, 1990 The Honorable Jesse Helms Ranking Minority Member Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Dear Senator Helms: In response to your request dated February 7, 1990, we looked into the allegations of widespread forced labor in the People’s R...
Date Sept. 9, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-125BR Title

Prison Boot Camps: Too Early to Measure Effectiveness

United States General Accounting Office GA6 September 1988 Briefing Report to the Honorable Lloyd Bentsen, U.S. Senate PRISON BOOT CAMPS’ Too Early to Measure Effectiveness AO/GGD88426BR *wt //,37&q 9 ‘. .r ,:i : , GAO United States General Accounting Offhe Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Divieion 3-23 1283 September9,1988 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Lloyd Bentsen Senate...
Date April 7, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-62 Title

INS' Krome Detention Center: Data Show No Felon Records

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 1988 Report to the Honorable Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senate INS’ KROME DETENTION CENTER Data Show No Felon Records GAO/GGD88-62 -__ United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-230509 April 7, 1988 The Honorable Lawton Chiles IJnited States Senate Dear Senator Chiles: This report responds to your Februa...
Date Sept. 26, 1984 Report No. 125263 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Future District of Columbia Correctional Institution Populations and Capacities

I , ti /d xi!63 I ll ~I~I~IIIIIR 'nited I 125263 States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Off ice FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. SEPTEMBER 26, 1984 STATEMENT OF ARNOLD P. JONES, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE S U B C O M M ITTEE ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA C O M M ITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON FUTURE DISTRICT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OF COLUMBIA POPU...
Date June 16, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-68 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Detention Policies Affecting Haitian Nationals

I ‘ i REPORTBY THEU.S. General Accounting Office Detention Policies Affecting Haitian Nationals 3 -Not to be released outside the hSTI?lCTLD . Accountireg Qii.‘=e except on the basis of specific ,by the Office oi Congreuional Relation& Qenera# apprw4 In May 1981 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) began routinely detaining excludable aliens (not authorized to enter) as part of the...
Date March 22, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-23 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Improved Federal Efforts Needed To Change Juvenile Detention Practices

_* l ( I es* . c. * -~ * l#BUJ~-Wl a t/a BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General The Secretary Of The Interior And Improved Federal Juvenile Detention Efforts Needed Practices To Change GAO reviewed secure detention practices in five States and concluded that the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention needs to assist the States in improving their detentio...
Date Feb. 15, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-25 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Community-Based Correctional Programs Can Do More To Help Offenders

$&g!(yy ,,a ? Iq2 bY’ THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Community-Based Correctional Programs Can Do More To Help Offenders Community-based correctional programs help offenders make the transition between institutional custody and release to the community, and they also function as alternatives to incarceration. However, the assistance community-based programs have ...
Date Jan. 10, 1980 Report No. FPCD-80-28 Title

Government Operations: Military Confinement and Correctional Facilities, Policies, and Practices

UNJTED STATES GENERAL AccOUNTJNG OFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-196918 JANUARY lo,1980 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Harold Brown of Defense Secretary: Confinement and Correctional c Military Policies, and Practices (FPCsq) ties, Subject: We recently completed a survey of current military conOur work included a review finement policies and practices. of pertinent Department of Defense (DOD)...
Date March 14, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-44 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Indiana's Efforts To Remove Status Offenders from Detention and Correction Facilities

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 B-171019 March 14, 1978 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Birch Eayh Senate Eayh: IlllllllllllllIll11 II11 11111Ill11 Ill11111 Ill11 Ill1 LM105437 Cn September 27, 1977, we testified before the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, on the results of our review of States' efforts to...
Date Sept. 27, 1977 Report No. 103526 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders

DOCUMENT RESUME 03526 - [fi2723949] Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders. September 27, 1977. 18 pp. Testimony before the Senate committee on the Judiciary: Juvenile Delinquency Subcommittee; by William J. Anderson, Deputy Director, General Government Div. Issue Area: Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention: Effectiveness of Correctional Programs (514). Contact: General Government Div. Budget F...
Date Jan. 22, 1976 Report No. 094302 Title

Social Services: Department of Human Resources Plan To Construct a New Receiving Home for Juveniles

Date July 30, 1975 Report No. FPCD-76-3 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: More Effective Criteria and Procedures Needed for Pretrial Confinement

UNITED STATES 28 GENERAL ACCOUNTING ’ ti t!lf@-‘fV@$$ More Effective Criteria And Procedures Needed For Pretrial Confinement Department of Defense . F PCD-76-3 JFL’r’ X:, _! 9 7 5 UNITEDSTATES G~~NERALMc~uNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION B-168700 \ 4. The Honorable The Secretary of Defense T Dear Mr. Secretary: We have surveyed the pretrial co...