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Date April 8, 2011 Report No. GAO-11-410 Title

Bureau of Prisons: Evaluating the Impact of Protective Equipment Could Help Enhance Officer Safety

United States Government Accountability Office GAO April 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters BUREAU OF PRISONS Evaluating the Impact of Protective Equipment Could Help Enhance Officer Safety GAO-11-410 April 2011 BUREAU OF PRISONS Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Evaluating the Impact of Protective Equipment Could Help Enhance Officer Safety Highlights of GAO-11-410, a report to co...
Date June 16, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-783T Title

Influenza Pandemic: Greater Agency Accountability Needed to Protect Federal Workers in the Event of a Pandemic

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs INFLUENZA PANDEMIC Greater Agency Accountability Needed to Protect Federal Workers in ...
Date June 12, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-404 Title

Influenza Pandemic: Increased Agency Accountability Could Help Protect Federal Employees Serving the Public in the Event of a Pandemic

United States Government Accountability Office GAO June 2009 Report to Congressional Committees INFLUENZA PANDEMIC Increased Agency Accountability Could Help Protect Federal Employees Serving the Public in the Event of a Pandemic GAO-09-404 June 2009 INFLUENZA PANDEMIC Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-404, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Increased Agency Ac...
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 June 22, 1999 Report No. GGD-99-104 Title

Women in Prison: Sexual Misconduct by Correctional Staff

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1999 Report to the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton House of Representatives WOMEN IN PRISON Sexual Misconduct by Correctional Staff GAO/GGD-99-104 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-282772 June 22, 1999 The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton House of Representatives Dear Ms. Norton: As you r...
Date July 14, 1994 Report No. GGD-94-112 Title

Federal Judicial Security: Comprehensive Risk-Based Program Should Be Fully Implemented

United States General Accounting GAO Office . *,.. Re@ort to Congressional Requesters , .’ ‘ Should Be F’ . ully _ : Implemented GACVGGD-9+1$3 : Ordering Information The first copy of each GAO report and testimony is free. Additional copies are $2 each. Orders should be sent to the following address, accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents, when nece...
Date May 19, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-73 Title

State and Federal Prisons: Factors That Affect Construction and Operations Costs

GAO I _..- - United States General Accounting Office __ ._ __ _^ R&x-t to Congressional Requesters May 1992 STATEANDFEDERAL PRISONS Factors That Affect Construction and Operations Costs 146913 -.- ..- -----_ _-~_._ RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically appro,ved by the Office of Congressio Relations. ----------.GAO/GGD-92-73 554362 -WY - GAS3 Unit...
Date May 12, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-75 Title

Prison Expansion: Staffing New Facilities Will Be a Challenge for BOP

1JniLed Strzttw General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives ,l”..l .._..._ ,.I“,. .~. .“. -...-__.- __.. .I. _.._.__ -_.. _. _ _ .._.. _ May 1992 PRISON EXPANSION Staffing New Facilities Will Be a Challenge for BOP 146602 -.._. . -- ~ GAO/GGD-92-76 c United Stater Gen...
Date Nov. 20, 1991 Report No. GGD-92-13 Title

Mentally Ill Inmates: BOP Plans to Improve Screening and Care in Federal Prisons and Jails

.”.I . . . . _.. ^“_. _ “. .._- -.__-.-...l -- _.._ “. ._.._ -_--_..-.- - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Division B-242958 November 20,1991 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman, Subcommittee on Disability Policy Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and ...
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 Oct. 25, 1991 Report No. GGD-92-3 Title

Prison Costs: Opportunities Exist to Lower the Cost of Building Federal Prisons

(hat c,Itc~r’ I ‘N. 1 9 PRISON COSTS Opportunities Exis Lower the Cost of Building Federal Prisons \ __ ._^. ___.._...._.. - ...“I . I,“... ““” . ..I “I. I,. .^.. l*...ll-.. .” “-.1 .__ _ I..-.-..-- ..__--. --..-__--- -.... .----- - General Government Division B-244494 October 25, 1991 The Honorable Dennis DeConcini United States Senate The Honorable Bob Graham United States Se...
Date Sept. 20, 1991 Report No. HRD-91-128 Title

Drug Treatment: State Prisons Face Challenges in Providing Services

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Date Sept. 16, 1991 Report No. HRD-91-116 Title

Drug Treatment: Despite New Strategy, Few Federal Inmates Receive Treatment

“C -Unit& States General Accounting Office . GAO Srpttmhw Report to the Committee on Government Operations, House of Rqxesentatives 1991 DRUG TREATMENT Despite New Strategy, Few Federal Inmates Receive Treatment .-- IIIIIII II 145128 RELEASED GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division united states B-241000 September 16,199l The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chai...
Date March 14, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-54 Title

Federal Prisons: Revised Design Standards Could Save Expansion Funds

. United States General Accounting Office I Report to Congressional Requesters March 1991 FEDERAL PRISONS Revised Design Standards Could Save . m ansion Funds -- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 General Government Division B-238628 March 14,199l The Honorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Committee on Governmental Affairs United States ...
Date March 18, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-37 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Bureau of Prisons Can Improve Its Annual Firearms Refresher Training and Armory Operations

“- .. ‘f BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General The Bureau Of Prisons Can Improve Its Annual Firearms Refresher Training And Armory Operations In reviewing the Bureau of Prisons’ annual firearms training program and its armory operations, GAO found that: --Each of the four institutions it visited to observe annual firearms training judges the qualifications of empl...
Date March 9, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-22 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Lessons Can Be Learned From Corrections' Reduction in Force Resulting From Budget Cutbacks

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING Report To The Mayor Of The District Of Columbia OFFICE s Lessons Can Be Learned From Corrections’ Reduction-In-Force Resulting From Budget Cutbacks A 1981 reduction-in-force in the D.C. Government’s Department of Corrections triggered a temporary but significant adverse effect on prison operations. Although the Department’s staff did a creditable job of coping w...
Date Sept. 30, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-75 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: The Bureau of Prisons Can Take Certain Actions To Make Sure Its Correctional Training Is Both Relevant and Cost Effective

l . BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General The Bureau Of Prisons Can Take Certain Actions To Make Sure Its Correctional Training Is Both Relevant And Cost Effective After reviewing certain Bureau of Prisons’training believes that --more firearms to employees weapons; aspects of the programs, GAO training could be provided who are most likely to use --the results of t...
Date Sept. 16, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-87 Title

Government Operations: Procurement Costs of Ammunition Used for Practice and Training Can Be Reduced

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 -7q OINCRAL ~OVERNMCNT DIvI#lON Mr. Harold D. Henson Acting Director Department of General Services II 119777 Dear Mr. Henson: Costs of Amnition Used.--for p rocurement Practice and Training Can Be Reduced2 (GAO/GGD-82-87 ) . This report concerns the District of Columbia's Department of General Services formally advertised, fixed price...
Date July 8, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-56 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Justice Needs To Address the Problem of Two Personnel Investigations

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Attorney General The Department Of Justice Needs To Address The Problem Of Two Personnel investigations Being Conducted On All Bureau Of Prisons Employees All positions within the Bureau of Prisons are classified as “sensitive” which requires that all employees obtain security clearances. In this report, GAO expresses the view that not all of the...
Date Oct. 1, 1981 Report No. 116559 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Results of GAO's Review of the Parole Decisionmaking Process

Jl6rsq United States'General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE DURING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER28 AND OCTOBER1, 1981 STATEMENTFOR THE RECORDBY WILLIAM J. ANDERSON DIRECTOR, GENERALGOVERMENT DIVISION FOR THE SENATE COMMITTEEON THE JUDICIARY ON RESULTS OF GAO'S REVIEW OF THE PAROLE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS Mr. 111ll llllllllll 116559 Chairman and Members of the Committee: 1"a...
Date June 6, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-45 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Poor Management Identified at the Bureau of Prisons

B,'THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations, Committee On Governmental Affairs, United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES Poor Management Identified At The Bureau Of Prisons NO* to be rele%ed outs;& the cenero, Aetounting G?fir ‘ -,c-?t C‘ )4ae k3-b ? s Of P.uecif!c approval bY the Office u: i c. :.t r&&o;rs. Federal prisons do not adequately Pla...
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 Nov. 8, 1978 Report No. GGD-79-14 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Alleged Management Irregularities at the Ashland Federal Correctional Institution

UNITED STATE GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOV/ERNMENT DlVISION NOVEMBER 8,1978 B-133223 lllllllll lllll Ill1 lllllll!111\1111111 Ill Ill11 LM10772.2 The Honorable Carl D. Perkins House of Representatives Dear Mr. Perkins: In response to your request of June 29, 1978, we have examined allegations concerning the operation of the Federal The results Correctional Institution...
Date Aug. 4, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-82 Title

The Danbury Prison Fire: What Happened? What Has Been Done To Prevent Recurrence?

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES ' The Danbury Prison FireWhat Happened? What Has Been Done To Prevent Recurrence? GAO reconstructs the events of the morning of July 7, 1977, when a fire at the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut took the lives of five inmates and injured many others. The report discusses the fire's origin, the activities of correctional s...
Date April 10, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-52 Title

International Affairs: Observations on Correctional Programs and Policies in Selected European Countries

DOCUrENT RSSUmE 05%79 - [B1025977] Observations on Correctional Programs and .alicles in Selected European Countries. GGL-78-52. April 10, 1978. 24 pF. Staff study by Victor L. Lowe, Director, Gener£l GOcvwrnment Div. Issue Area: Law )nforcesent and Crime Preventicon: Effectiveness of Correctional. Programs (S14). Contact: General Government Div. Budget Function: Law Bnforcement r,nd Justice: Eed...
Date July 27, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-77 Title

Government Operations: U.S. Marshals Service--Actions Needed To Enhance Effectiveness

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL / OF THE UNITED STATES US. Marshals ServiceActions Needed To Enhance Effectiveness Department of Justice The Marshals Service is responsible for the security of Federal judicial areas and for the personal safety of judges. Many judges believe the security provided is not adequate. The problem is difficult to gauge, since court facility security has not been comprehensive...
Date Nov. 26, 1975 Report No. FGMSD-76-31 Title

Financial Management: Allegations Regarding Inaccuracies in Financial Procedures at the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, California

i The Honorable United States llCG0 Wilshi: Los Anzeles, Dear Sen: tc., John V. Tunr-y Sccntor e Boul.evard California 90324 Tunney: :I I.. i As requested on August 1, 1975, w. iave exuriirtc~d tlje&lcgatio’i4 si 1-h regerding I~ossiblr i.,lsificution oL recf~rtin and improper accounting and payroll p;ocedurcs at Lhr: IYcde-?i Corrcctloljai. JnstitGtion, Terminal Islzcd, California] Ms. Geic!l m...