# 23-054 - Recommendation 6
> **Open** recommendation · 2023-03-21
**Report:** Capstone Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/34631))
**OIG report number:** 23-054
**Recommendation number:** 6
## Text
Immediately update guidance regarding (1) when staff should notify the families of inmates who become seriously ill or die, including a specific timeframe, and (2) uniform criteria for what constitutes a serious illness.
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