Former BOP Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexual Abuse of a Ward and Abusive Sexual Contact

On March 4, 2025, a former BOP Correctional Officer previously assigned to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, Illinois, was charged with five counts of sexual abuse of a ward and three counts of abusive sexual contact. Brittany Hall, who resigned from her position with the BOP after the onset of the investigation, was charged in the Northern District of Illinois. According to the Indictment, between on or about December 4, 2023, and on or about December 29, 2023, Hall engaged in sexual acts with four inmates. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Chicago Office and the FBI; forensic assistance was provided by the OIG’s Cyber Investigations Office.