#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bhii  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the      
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons to 
address deficiencies and make necessary 
upgrades to the security camera and     
radio systems of the ,bureau of ,prisons
 to ensure the health and safety of     
employees and inmates4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,prison 
,camera ,reform ,act of #bjba4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,the ,bureau of ,prisons has #abb 
institutions located throughout the     
,united ,states4 ,the ,bureau of        
,prisons employs nearly #ch1jjj         
employees and is responsible for more   
than #aej1jjj ,federal inmates4  7#b7   
,video footage from security camera     
systems and reliable communication over 
radio systems within ,bureau of ,prisons
 institutions are essential to          
protecting the health and safety of     
,bureau of ,prisons employees and       
,federal inmates4  7#c7 ,based on the   
experience of ,bureau of ,prisons       

correctional staff1 the noticeable      
presence of functioning security cameras
 serves as an effective deterrent to    
criminal behavior and misconduct4  7#d7 
,well-documented deficiencies of camera 
systems at ,bureau of ,prisons'         
facilities have hindered investigators' 
ability to substantiate allegations of  
serious misconduct by staff and inmates1
 including sexual and physical assaults1
 medical neglect1 and introduction of   
contraband4  7#e7 ,in a #bjaf report1   
the ,office of the ,inspector ,general  
for the ,department of ,justice         
determined that deficiencies within the 
,,bop's security camera system have     
affected the ,,oig's ability to secure  
prosecutions of staff and inmates in    
,,bop contraband introduction cases1 and
 these same problems adversely impact   
the availability of critical evidence to
 support administrative or disciplinary 
action against staff and inmates4  7#f7 
,shortcomings in the land-mobile radio  
systems at ,bureau of ,prison facilities

 institutions impede the communication  
abilities of staff1 slowing or          
preventing the response of correctional 
officers during an emergency or threat  
of attack1 and jeopardizing the safety  
of both staff and ,federal inmates4  #c4
 ,required plan for reform of ,,bop     
security camera and radio coverage and  
capabilities  7a7 ,plan ,not later than 
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,director of the ,bureau 
of ,prisons shall-- 7#a7 evaluate the   
security camera1 land-mobile radio      
7referred to in this ,act as ,,lmr71 and
 public address 7referred to in this    
,act as ,,pa7 systems in use by the     
,bureau of ,prisons as of the date of   
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 submit
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of 
the ,senate and the ,committee on the   
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a plan for ensuring    
that all ,bureau of ,prisons            
correctional facilities have the        
security camera1 ,,lmr1 and ,,pa system 

coverage and capabilities necessary to--
 7,a7 ensure the health and safety of   
staff and ,federal inmates2 and  7,b7   
ensure the documentation and            
accessibility of video evidence that may
 pertain to misconduct by staff or      
inmates1 negligent or abusive treatment 
of inmates1 or criminal activity within 
correctional facilities4  7b7 ,contents 
,the plan required under subsection 7a7 
shall-- 7#a7 identify and include plans 
to address any deficiencies in the      
security camera system in use at ,bureau
 of ,prisons correctional facilities1   
including those related to-- 7,a7 an    
insufficient number of cameras2  7,b7   
inoperable or malfunctioning cameras2   
7,c7 blind spots2  7,d7 poor quality    
video2 and  7,e7 any other deficits in  
the security camera system2  7#b7       
identify and include plans to adopt and 
maintain any security camera system     
upgrades needed to achieve the purposes 
described in subsection 7a71 including--
 7,a7 conversion of all analog cameras  

to digital surveillance systems1 with   
corresponding infrastructure and        
equipment upgrade requirements2  7,b7   
upgrades to ensure the secure storage1  
logging1 preservation1 and accessibility
 of recordings such that the recordings 
are available to investigators or       
,courts at such time as may be          
reasonably required2 and  7,c7          
additional enterprise-wide camera system
 capabilities needed to enhance the     
safety and security of inmates and      
staff2  7#c7 identify and include plans 
to address any deficiencies in the ,,lmr
 and ,,pa systems in use at ,bureau of  
,prisons correctional facilities1       
including those related to-- 7,a7 an    
inadequate number of radios2  7,b7      
inoperable1 outdated1 or malfunctioning 
,,lmr or ,,pa systems2  7,c7 areas of   
,bureau of ,prisons correctional        
facilities that lack adequate reception 
for radio operation2  7,d7 radios that  
lack an emergency notification feature  
7also known as a man down function71    

which automatically sends an alert and  
transmits the location of that radio in 
the event the wearer is in a prone      
position2 and  7,e7 any other deficits  
in the ,,lmr or ,,pa systems2  7#d7     
include an assessment of operational and
 logistical considerations in           
implementing the plan required under    
subsection 7a71 including-- 7,a7 a      
prioritization of facilities for needed 
upgrades1 beginning with high security  
institutions2  7,b7 the personnel and   
training necessary to implement the     
changes2 and  7,c7 ongoing repair and   
maintenance requirements2 and  7#e7     
include a #c-year strategic plan and    
cost projection for implementing the    
changes and upgrades to the security    
camera1 ,,lmr1 and ,,pa systems         
identified under paragraphs 7#a7 through
 7#d74  7c7 ,implementation deadline    
,not later than #c years after the date 
on which the plan is submitted under    
subsection 7a77#b71 and subject to      
appropriations1 the ,director of the    

,bureau of ,prisons shall complete      
implementation of the submitted plan4   
7d7 ,annual progress reports ,beginning 
#a year after the date on which the plan
 is submitted under subsection 7a77#b71 
and each year thereafter until the end  
of the #c-year period described in      
subsection 7c71 the ,director of the    
,bureau of ,prisons shall submit to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report on the        
progress of the implementation of the   
submitted plan4  ,passed the ,senate    
,october #bj1 #bjba4,secretary