Bureau of Prisons Staff Safety & Anti-Harassment Standards
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-06 — Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026: cross-connection with extreme-temperatures-injustice-prisons-act: Parallel efforts to regulate Bureau of Prisons facility conditions — one for incarcerated people (temperature exposure), one for staff (safety and harassment). (novelty: 3)
- 2024-12-20 — Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act: S5062 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, 118th Congress) introduced to require DOJ to adopt national standards preventing and punishing sexual harassment and assault of BOP staff by incarcerated individuals, and to mandate BOP implementation of outstanding DOJ Inspector General recommendations; held at the desk 2024-12-20. (novelty: 2)