The Bureau of Prisons facility at FDC SeaTac is just one example of the problems BOP faces with understaffing, poor medical care and crumbling infrastructure.

In December 2024, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted an unannounced inspection of [Federal Detention Center] SeaTac, Washington. The inspection was carried out under the new Federal Prison Oversight Act, which requires regular independent reviews of BOP facilities. The full report can be found here

Also here - https://web.archive.org/web/20250911115055/https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/25-081.pdf

FDC SeaTac houses men and women, both pretrial detainees and sentenced prisoners, and at the time of inspection had 660 people in custody—roughly two-thirds of its rated capacity. The despite being at less than capacity, the report reveals a facility buckling under the weight of a healthcare crisis, severe staffing shortages, and systemic safety lapses.

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