Federal prison can be deadly. In the seven years between 2014 and 2021, a total of 344 inmates died while in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), an average of 49 deaths per year, a report released this week states.
The report, prepared by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), found serious job performance and management failures that created unsafe conditions related to some deaths and recurring issues after an inmate’s death that limited the BOP’s ability to identify ways to minimize future risks.
