The Office of the Federal Detention Trustee (OFDT) manages and regulates the Federal detention programs.
The major functions and responsibilities of the Federal Detention
Trustee are to:
- Direct and coordinate the budget and strategic planning
submissions of detention operations to ensure internal
consistency and elimination of duplication;
- Develop, implement, and monitor compliance with Department-wide
standards, policies, and procedures;
- Develop and manage comprehensive statistical and financial
databases describing detention activities;
- Develop and implement strategies to deal with detention "hot
spots" and crises;
- Review existing detention practices and develop alternatives to
improve mission efficiency and cost effectiveness; and
- Integrate existing predictive workload models to develop
comprehensive, Department-wide detention planning capabilities.
Updated: October 2012