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Document DOJ-OGR-00025126

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Summary: The document outlines the institution's response to concerns about staffing and psychological services, including the re-establishment of a full-time Drug Abuse Coordinator position and the request to hire an additional Staff Psychologist. It also discusses the Chief Psychologist's role in educating staff on sex offender risk factors and the documentation examined as part of the investigation.
Significance: This document is potentially important as it provides insight into the institution's response to concerns about staffing, inmate management, and risk factors associated with sex offenders, which may be relevant to a court case or investigation.
Key Topics: Staffing and Psychological Services Sex Offense Risk Factors and Inmate Management Documentation and Record-Keeping
Key People:
  • The Warden - Responsible for re-establishing the Drug Abuse Coordinator position
  • The Chief Psychologist - Member of the Executive Staff, responsible for educating staff on sex offender risk factors
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Page 764 Institution Response: 12. Staffing: The Drug Abuse Coordinator position is currently a shared position. The Warden has re-established the Drug Abuse Coordinator position as a full-time position to provide the Psychology Department with an additional supervisory psychologist to perform critical clinical services. At the current time, the position is pending selection. We are currently in the process of requesting to hire a Staff Psychologist position to provide additional psychological services to inmates in the SHU, including therapy sessions with PSY ALERT, CC2-MH and CC3-MH inmates who are currently housed there. An additional psychologist could also monitor Hot List inmates arriving to the SHU and ensure they are housed with appropriate cellmates. This psychologist could conduct daily rounds to look for signs of psychological distress and address the concerns of our Long Term SHU inmates. Finally, an additional Staff Psychologist could assist with our daily crisis interventions and suicide risk assessments. 13. Sex Offense Risk Factors: A broad understanding of risk factors associated with sex offenders, by staff at MCC New York, did not appear to be present in all staff but was vital to his adjustment and safety in prison. A more (b)(5) Institution Response: 13. Sex Offense Risk Factors: The Chief Psychologist is a member of the Executive Staff. The Chief Psychologist or her designee continues to be present at all Executive Staff meetings, Department Head meetings, and SHU meetings. During these meetings, the Chief Psychologist offers feedback regarding the treatment and management of sex offender inmates. Additionally, the Chief Psychologist continues to educate all staff during Introduction to Correctional Techniques (ICT) and Annual Training (AT) about the sex offender specific risk factors and suicidality. DOCUMENTS EXAMINED TRU-INTEL Download Report of Incident (583), 586, & (b)(7)(E) TRUVIEW - Money Exchanged; Phone, Email, & Visitor Lists; Calls; Messages; Visits; Timeline TRU-SCOPE - Logs, High Risk Inmates, Inmates Lists, etc. Staff Memorandums Staff E-Mail Photographs of Scene; Deceased, Autopsy Video Showing Scene and Staff Response Sentry Documentation SIS Case File Index Psychology File PDS-BEMR Psychological Observation Procedural Memorandum Post Orders Lieutenant Logs Attorney Logs Staff Roster Medical Information/Records (BEMR) BOP Twenty-Four Hour Death Report Pre-Sentence Report Note(s) Left Behind by Deceased Time Line Autopsy Request & Report Inmate Central File Court Return Screening Form Prisoner Remand Form (If applicable) USM 129 Individual Custody/Detention Report (If applicable) Prisoner Custody Alert Notice Staff Sign-In Log 1 Week Prior to Suicide (If applicable) Detention Orders (If applicable) 30 minute SHU rounds BP 292's 13 DOJ-OGR-00025126