A brief digression from all the Kavanaugh news to talk about a report released today by the DOJ inspector general's office about how the Bureau of Prisons manages female inmates. Here's the report: oig.justice.gov/reports/2018/e… 
The conclusion: "Overall, we concluded that BOP has not been strategic in its management of female inmates." BOP only recently took steps to review its own progress following a manual for how to manage female inmates, and didn't require special training for national exec staff
Getting into the details, the report focused on issues with trauma treatment (long wait lists at some prisons), underuse of programs for pregnant inmates, and lack of clear policies re: how prisons should handle the distribution of feminine hygiene products
Research shows that as much as 90 percent of the population of federal female inmates have been affected by physical/emotional trauma, per the OIG report, but 6 of 15 of BOP's female institutions had wait lists of 150+ for one type of trauma program
Between FY12 and FY16, there were 558 sentenced pregnant inmates in BOP. OIG estimates 204 (37%) participated in one of two main parenting programs. Why the low #? Per OIG, lack of awareness by both inmates and staff, and some institutions apply policies more restrictively
BOP says in its response to the OIG report that it agrees with the recommendations for how to better manage female inmates and will work to implement them. Again, here's the report if you want to read more: oig.justice.gov/reports/2018/e…
