DOJ OIG Closes Priority Recommendation to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to Develop Guidance for Conducting Random Pat Searches of Staff Entering Prisons
Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today that the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) closed a recommendation made in June 2016 to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to develop uniform guidelines and criteria for conducting random pat searches of staff entering prisons. The OIG determined that the BOP’s October 26, 2024, publication of its revised Employee Entrance and Search Procedures policy satisfies our recommendation; therefore, the recommendation is closed.
“Stopping the flow of contraband is critical to ensuring the safety and security of federal prisons, for both staff and inmates. The BOP should be commended for implementing random pat searches of staff entering prisons,” said Inspector General Horowitz. “This policy provides one more reason why any prison employee should think twice before attempting to smuggle contraband into a federal prison.”
