The bill would require the Bureau of Prisons Director to arrange an outside review of staffing across the agency within 180 days. The review would examine how understaffing affects employees, people in custody, services, security, and agency spending. The Director would also submit a plan to recruit workers, fill vacancies, reduce mandated overtime and misuse of staff reassignments, and set staffing guidelines for correctional and other roles. The bill calls for the plan to be carried out within three years, subject to available appropriations, with annual progress reports.
The bill could lead to recommendations and plans addressing prison staffing, medical care, programs, safety, and working conditions. It does not set specific staffing numbers in the text; it requires guidelines to be developed. The bill does not directly change services or staffing levels when enacted.
The review must examine agency spending and include a three-year cost projection for filling vacancies and maintaining staffing. The bill does not specify a dollar amount and makes implementation subject to appropriations.
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