Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
What changed between versions
New Section 2 adds congressional findings citing a 2023 Inspector General report that found inmate-on-staff sexual harassment and assault is widespread in federal prisons, the Bureau lacks adequate data collection, and it has not implemented prior IG recommendations.
The primary operative requirement changed from an Inspector General-led comprehensive statistical review to a mandate that the Bureau fully implement all 2023 IG recommendations within 90 days of enactment. This shifts the immediate burden of action onto the Bureau rather than starting with a new study.
If the Bureau fails to fully implement the IG recommendations by the 90-day deadline, it must submit a report to Congress explaining each failure and providing a detailed timeline for full implementation.
The Inspector General's data analysis is now triggered only after the Bureau has fully implemented all IG recommendations (rather than on a fixed 1-year clock from enactment), and is scoped to fiscal years 2022 through 2025. The Attorney General's rulemaking deadline runs 1 year from receipt of that analysis, making the overall timeline longer and contingent on Bureau compliance.
A new definition for 'Bureau' (meaning the Bureau of Prisons) was added to the definitions subsection, and all existing definitions were renumbered accordingly.
