The Bureau of Prisons has chronic failures that contributed to the deaths of hundreds of inmates

Department of Justice’s Inspector General said in blistering report released Thursday. Report: Chronic failures by Bureau of Prisons contributed to the deaths of hundreds of federal prison inmates. Watchdog report finds chronic failures contributed to hundreds of inmates' deaths. Report released by Inspector General: Failure to properly monitor inmates' safety contributed to deaths of inmates.

Watchdog report paints picture of Bureau of Prisons in crisis. Inspector General report finds "policy violations and operational failures" contributed to inmate suicides. Report: Bureau had "recurring policy violations" and "operational failures" that contributed to suicides. Inmate suicides have been reported in the past three years.