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Subcommittee questions BOP on drones, illicit phones and a slow camera rollout
Summary
Members pressed the Bureau of Prisons about drone deliveries of drugs and phones, inconsistent drone detection coverage, camera upgrades and data retention, and the bureau's efforts to ensure assaults on officers are investigated and prosecuted.
Members of the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Activities Subcommittee asked Associate Deputy Director Kathleen Toomey about contraband pathways, drone detection, camera installation and prosecution of assaults on corrections officers.
What BOP said about contraband: Toomey enumerated several common pathways for contraband — drones, items thrown over fences, visitors, mail and staff — and said the bureau has taken technological steps to address the problem. "We have drone detection software at 69, I think, of our facilities and that allows us to identify drones, know when they're, attempting to drop contraband," she said. Later in the hearing Toomey gave…
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