Pre se nta tio n to F e de ra l Pub lic De fe nde rs Art Be e le r – Instruc to r No rth Ca ro lina Ce ntra l Unive rsity Re tire d Co mple x Wa rd e n F BOP Ma rc h 15, 2013
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Gre y Wa ll o f Sile nc e T he Gre y Wa ll o f Sile nc e wa s do c ume nte d in 1988 b y a fo rme r c o rre c tio na l o ffic e r a nd re se a rc he r, whic h in pa rts sa ys tha t c o rre c tio na l wo rke rs a re suspic io us o f a ll o utside rs. (K a uffma n 1988) So me re se a rc h sinc e 1988 sa ys this is no t a s stro ng a s K a uffma n do c ume nte d, b ut the re is no do ub t this e xists a mo ng ma ny c o rre c tio na l wo rke rs.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Building Re la tio nships As ma ny c o rre c tio na l wo rke rs a re suspic io us o f o utside rs, the b uilding o f po sitive re la tio nships whe ne ve r po ssib le is o f b e ne fit to yo u a nd yo ur c lie nt. Sta rt with the Unit T e a m. Ca se Ma ng e r, Co unse lo r a nd Unit Ma na g e r. Re fra in fro m g e tting into c o nfro nta tio n with a sta ff me mb e r. I f Unit sta ff is no t a va ila b le , a sk to se e the E xe c utive Assista nt. K no w tha t the re is o ne E xe c utive Assista nt fo r the Co mple x a t Butne r.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Use www.b o p.g o v to le a rn o f po lic y b e fo re re q ue sting so me thing fo r yo ur c lie nt. I f it is disc re tio na ry a s ma ny issue s a re , pre pa re a le tte r to the Wa rde n indic a ting why yo u wo uld like fo r yo ur c lie nt to b e pro vide d X. K no w tha t e a c h institutio n ha s wha t a re kno wn a s institutio na l supple me nts to imple me nt po lic y – b ut no t to re pla c e it.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se Go ve rne d b y Pro g ra m Sta te me nt 5050.46 28 CF R 571.60 Whe ne ve r po ssib le g o to the b o p we b site a nd lo o k up the po lic y a lo ng with pro c e dure . CF R pro vide s fo r po lic y, we b site g ive s pro c e dure s a s we ll a s po lic y.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Pro c e ss fo r Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se I nma te a pplie s fo r Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se . At me dic a l fa c ilitie s the re is g e ne ra lly a multi- disc iplina ry c o mmitte e whic h re vie ws the inma te ’ s a pplic a tio n. (At o the r institutio ns this is do ne b y unit te a m, b ut va st ma jo rity o f a pplic a tio ns a re fro m MRC’ s) T his c o mmitte e re vie ws the a pplic a tio n a nd ma ke s a re c o mme nda tio n to the Wa rde n to re c o mme nd o r no t re c o mme nd c o mpa ssio na te re le a se .
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Pro c e ss fo r Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se I f the Wa rde n re c o mme nds Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se , a pa c ka g e o f ma te ria l to inc lude se nte nc ing info rma tio n a nd me dic a l info rma tio n is fo rwa rde d to the Re g io na l Dire c to r. T he Re g io na l Dire c to r ma y a ppro ve the re c o mme nda tio n o r de ny it. I f a ppro ve d b y the Re g io na l Dire c to r, the re c o mme nda tio n is fo rwa rde d to the Offic e o f the Ge ne ra l Co unse l. T he Ge ne ra l Co unse l c o o rdina te s with Me dic a l to de te rmine if the c ite d he a lth c o nditio n wa rra nts c o nside ra tio n.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Pro c e ss fo r Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se T he OGC re vie ws o r o b ta ins input fro m a ho st o f sta ke ho lde rs b ut prima rily USPO’ s a nd Unite d Sta te s Atto rne y Offic e s. T he se o ffic e s a nd the c o nstitue nc ie s the y re pre se nt ma y pro vide a n o pinio n re g a rding the pro po se d c o mpa ssio na te re le a se . T he Ge ne ra l Co unse l disc usse s the c a se a nd re c o mme nda tio n with the Dire c to r. I f the Dire c to r c o nc urs with the re c o mme nda tio n a mo tio n is pre pa re d to the Se nte nc ing Co urt. I f the Dire c to r do e s no t c o nc ur, OGC pre pa re s a me mo to the inma te indic a ting the de nia l (no n-a ppe a la b le ).
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Pro c e ss fo r Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se I f the Wa rde n do e s no t re c o mme nd Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se , the inma te ma y a ppe a l. I f the inma te is so infirme d he / she is no t a b le to write a n a ppe a l, a sta ff me mb e r will b e a ssig ne d to a ssist. T he pro g ra m sta te me nt g o ve rning a ppe a ls is: PS 1330.17. Po lic y g ive s time pe rio ds to a nswe r a ppe a ls. By e xpe rie nc e , mo st Wa rde ns do no t wa it the e ntire pe rio d to a nswe r the a ppe a l.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Pro c e ss fo r Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se I f de nie d a t the lo c a l le ve l, the inma te file s a n a ppe a l to the Re g io na l Dire c to r a nd ultima te ly the Offic e o f Ge ne ra l Co unc il. OGC is the fina l a utho rity fo r re c o nside ra tio n.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Re c e ntly Huma n Rig hts a nd F AMM pub lishe d a re po rt: T he Answe r is No : T o o L ittle Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se in US F e de ra l Priso ns
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s T he ma jo r finding s a re the re a re to o fe w a nd the pro c e ssing ta ke s to o lo ng . I , fro m a pe rso na l sta ndpo int, wo uld a g re e the re a re wa ys to stre a mline the pro c e ss, whic h the Dire c to r a g re e d wo uld b e re vie we d. But the re is o ne finding in pa rtic ula r I pe rso na lly wo uld c a utio n a g a inst.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s T he re po rt sug g e sts this pro c e ss b e mo ve d fro m b e ing a dministra tive to judic ia l. F ro m my e xpe rie nc e , I wo uld a rg ue a g a inst ma king this a n a dve rsa ria l pro c e ss. Altho ug h the re po rt intima te d the re wa s no pro c e ss fo r Wa rde ns whe n the y ma de re c o mme nda tio ns, it is my c o nte ntio n the y de a l with risk a na lysis e ve ryda y.
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s Ge ne ra lly the thre e thing s a Wa rde n ha s to c o nside r. Risk Ana lysis Me dic a l Ne e d Re so urc e s
Pre se nta tio n to F PD’ s I n c lo sing Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se Co nside ra tio n is a c o mple x a na lysis whe re c o mpa ssio n, pub lic sa fe ty, de pre c ia tio n o f the se rio usne ss o f the o ffe nse b e ha vio r o r pre vio us o ffe nse b e ha vio r, vic tim rig hts, me dic a l ne e d a nd re so urc e s a re a ll c o nside re d.
Re fe re nc e s K a uffma n, K . (1988). Priso n Offic e rs a nd T he ir Wo rld. Ca mb ridg e , MA: Ha rva rd Unive rsity Pre ss K lo fa s, J. (1984). “Re c o nside ring Priso n Pe rso nne l: Ne w Vie ws o f the Co rre c tio na l Offic e r Sub c ulture .” I nte rnatio nal Jo urnal o f Offe nde r T he rapy and Co mparative Crimino lo g y 28(3): 169-175.
Re fe re nc e s Pro g ra m Sta te me nt 5050.46, Co mpa ssio na te Re le a se s Pro g ra m Sta te me nt 1330.17, Administra tive Re me dy Pro c e ss Huma n Rig hts Wa tc h (No ve mb e r, 2012). T he Answe r is No ; T o o L ittle Co mpassio nate Re le ase in US F e de ral Priso ns , Ne w Yo rk
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