Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Summary

Requires the Bureau of Prisons to implement the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General’s 2023 recommendations on inmate-on-staff sexual harassment and sexual assault, collect and analyze updated incident and discipline data, and issue national rules and policies to address and prevent such conduct. If the Bureau misses deadlines it must explain the delay and provide a timeline to Congress; the OIG must review updated data and the Attorney General must issue national rules based on that review.

• Directs the Bureau of Prisons to implement the DOJ OIG’s 2023 recommendations addressing inmate-on-staff sexual harassment and sexual assault.
• Requires updated data collection and analysis of incidents and disciplinary actions and mandates OIG review of that data.
• Mandates national rulemaking by the Attorney General informed by the OIG’s analysis.
• Requires BOP to report to Congress if it fails to meet implementation deadlines and to provide a remediation timeline.
• Focuses on improving data systems, evaluation of mitigation strategies, transparency, and accountability rather than authorizing new spending or new criminal penalties.
• Applies to federal prisons and affects prison staff safety, inmate discipline, and BOP operations and policies.
• Strengthens independent oversight by formalizing OIG review and linking it to rulemaking by DOJ leadership.