THE BOP LEFT 53.7% IN PRISON LONGER THAN NECESSARY.
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GAO 1/2026 REPORT TO CONGRESS.
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COST TO TAX PAYERS: PER REPORT PAGE 3 Attached, March 31, 2024–December 31, 2024:
[9 Months] Approx. 273 days (x) 16,000 inmates (x) $129/day = $563,472,000
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Interview Summary.
- Calculations of Time Credits Were a Software Issue.
- Now, FSA Time Credits are being done correctly. Well, not so much.
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Just A Bit Of What The GAO Found – Not Great.
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FSA Elements (Page 12)
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BOP did not complete all assessments within the 
required time frames (28 days for initial and 90 or 180 days for reassessments), and provided explanations for the delays. Page 28
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Program and Activity Attendance.
- BOP does not have accurate data. Staff used different methods to record when an incarcerated person declined to participate in a recommended program.
- GAO found that BOP generally applied all time credits toward supervised release but not for prerelease custody.
- Delayed Implementation
- In 2023, we added “Strengthening Management of the Federal Prison System” to our high-risk list due to ongoing staffing and infrastructure issues, leadership changes, and other challenges.
PATTERN
- The DOJ’s risk assessment tool that BOP staff are to use to measure an incarcerated person’s risk of recidivism.
- Static vs Dynamic Factors. Page 14
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Just a guess, but it could take another year (or so) for most of this to run smoothly.