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U.S. Marshals Service: Actions Needed to Better Identify and Address Detention Condition Concerns

GAO-24-106348
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1 Open Recommendations
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United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should ensure that the Prisoner Operations Division develops and implements a plan with timeframes to ensure that deputy U.S. marshals who conduct detention facility reviews complete annual training. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

U.S. Marshals Service: Actions Needed to Better Identify and Address Detention Condition Concerns

GAO-24-106348
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7 Open Recommendations
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United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should establish performance goals for the conditions of state and local detention facilities that fully address all aspects of its detention operations strategic goal and objective. (Recommendation 6)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should maintain complete and consistent detention operations inquiry data. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should ensure that the Prisoner Operations Division develops guidance for deputy U.S. marshals on how to conduct a detention facility review. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should ensure that the Prisoner Operations Division routinely analyzes available detention operations data, including detention facility performance and inquiry data, to identify problems, trends, best practices, and any needed changes. (Recommendation 7)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should take steps, as appropriate and feasible, to better ensure the independence of its facility review processes. (Recommendation 5)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should ensure that the Prisoner Operations Division develops procedures on how district staff are to work with facilities to address deficiencies identified during reviews of state and local detention facilities. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Marshals Service The Director of the Marshals Service should publicly report additional nonsensitive information on the results of its reviews of detention facilities. (Recommendation 8)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Pregnant Women in DOJ Custody: U.S. Marshals Service and Bureau of Prisons Should Better Align Policies with National Guidelines

GAO-21-147
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
United States Marshals Service The Director of the U.S. Marshals Service should take steps to more closely align its Detention Standards and policies with national guidance recommendations on pregnancy-related treatment and care, as feasible or appropriate. (Recommendation 1)
Open – Partially Addressed
In January 2021, we reported on various issues related to pregnant women in U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) custody. We found that while USMS has Detention Standards and policies that address the treatment and care of pregnant women, not all policies fully aligned with national guidance recommendations. Specifically, USMS Detention Standards and policies partially aligned on six pregnant-related care topics and did not align on seven care topics. With the partial alignment or nonalignment of USMS Detention Standards and policies with national guidance recommendations we identified, USMS may be less equipped to protect pregnant women against health risks that might correspond with a need for medically necessary care. As such, we recommended that USMS take steps to more closely align its Detention Standards and policies with national guidance recommendations on pregnancy-related treatment and care, as feasible or appropriate. USMS agreed with this recommendation. In response, in November 2022, USMS provided us with its revised Detention Standards, updated in December 2021 and May 2022, which address some of the gaps we identified. For example, the updated standards address the gaps we identified in the use of restraints topic area, which is now fully aligned with national guidance recommendations. In addition, the updated standards address some, but not all, of the gaps we identified in the mental health services and counseling and nutrition topic areas. In September 2023, USMS officials stated that they were considering other actions to clarify their guidance. USMS will need to address the remaining gaps we identified in its standards and polices, as feasible. We will continue to monitor USMS's efforts to address this recommendation.
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