Sec. 3. REQUIRED PLAN FOR REFORM OF BOP SECURITY CAMERA AND RADIO COVERAGE AND CAPABILITIES

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## SEC. 3 REQUIRED PLAN FOR REFORM OF BOP SECURITY CAMERA AND RADIO COVERAGE AND CAPABILITIES ###

(a)Plan Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall— ####

(1)evaluate the security camera, land-mobile radio (referred to in this Act as “LMR”), and public address (referred to in this Act as “PA”) systems in use by the Bureau of Prisons as of the date of enactment of this Act; and ####

(2)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 camera, LMR, and PA system coverage and capabilities necessary to— #####

(A)ensure the health and safety of staff and Federal inmates; and #####

(B)ensure the documentation and accessibility of video evidence that may pertain to misconduct by staff or inmates, negligent or abusive treatment of inmates, or criminal activity within correctional facilities. ###

(b)Contents The plan required under subsection

(a)shall— ####

(1)identify and include plans to address any deficiencies in the security camera system in use at Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities, including those related to— #####

(A)an insufficient number of cameras; #####

(B)inoperable or malfunctioning cameras; #####

(C)blind spots; #####

(D)poor quality video; and #####

(E)any other deficits in the security camera system; ####

(2)identify and include plans to adopt and maintain any security camera system upgrades needed to achieve the purposes described in subsection (a), including— #####

(A)conversion of all analog cameras to digital surveillance systems, with corresponding infrastructure and equipment upgrade requirements; #####

(B)upgrades to ensure the secure storage, logging, preservation, and accessibility of recordings such that the recordings are available to investigators or Courts at such time as may be reasonably required; and #####

(C)additional enterprise-wide camera system capabilities needed to enhance the safety and security of inmates and staff; ####

(3)identify and include plans to address any deficiencies in the LMR and PA systems in use at Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities, including those related to— #####

(A)an inadequate number of radios; #####

(B)inoperable, outdated, or malfunctioning LMR or PA systems; #####

(C)areas of Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities that lack adequate reception for radio operation; #####

(D)radios that lack an emergency notification feature (also known as a “man down” function), which automatically sends an alert and transmits the location of that radio in the event the wearer is in a prone position; and #####

(E)any other deficits in the LMR or PA systems; ####

(4)include an assessment of operational and logistical considerations in implementing the plan required under subsection (a), including— #####

(A)a prioritization of facilities for needed upgrades, beginning with high security institutions; #####

(B)the personnel and training necessary to implement the changes; and #####

(C)ongoing repair and maintenance requirements; and ####

(5)include a 3-year strategic plan and cost projection for implementing the changes and upgrades to the security camera, LMR, and PA systems identified under paragraphs

(1)through (4). ###

(c)Implementation Deadline Not later than 3 years after the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a)(2), and subject to appropriations, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall complete implementation of the submitted plan. ###

(d)Annual Progress Reports Beginning 1 year after the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a)(2), and each year thereafter until the end of the 3-year period described in subsection (c), 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 plan.