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Common Concerns of Criminal Defendants Regarding the Federal Bureau of Prisons Presented By: Matthew Mellady, Regional Counsel, Mid-Atlantic Region Zachary Kelton, Deputy Regional Counsel, Mid-Atlantic Region Kacie Inman, Honors Attorney, Mid-Atlantic Region. Objectives:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Common Concerns of Criminal Defendants Regarding the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Presented By:Matthew Mellady, Regional Counsel, Mid-Atlantic RegionZachary Kelton, Deputy Regional Counsel, Mid-Atlantic RegionKacie Inman, Honors Attorney, Mid-Atlantic Region
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• Overview of Federal Bureau of Prisons• Mental Health/Competency Evaluations• Initial Designations / Judicial Recommendations• Sentence Computation• Attorney-Client Communications• Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP)• Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP)• Residential Re-Entry Centers (Halfway Houses)• Q&A
Objectives:
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The Bureau of Prisons, under the direction of the Attorney General, shall – Have charge of management and regulation of
all Federal penal and correctional institutionsProvide suitable quarters and for the
safekeeping, care and subsistence of persons charged, convicted of federal offenses
Provide for the protection, instruction and discipline of persons charged with or convicted of federal offenses
28 U.S.C. § 4042
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It is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)Our Mission:
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Federal Bureau of PrisonsThe Central Office & 6 Regions
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Matthew Mellady, Regional Counsel, 301-317-3120
Zachary Kelton, Deputy Regional Counsel, 301-317-3113
Diana Lee, Senior Counsel, 301-317-3128Cristina Hillyer, Attorney-Advisor, 301-317-
3121Kacie Inman, Honors Attorney, 301-317-3124
Website: www.bop.govBOP Program StatementsLegal Resource GuideNumbers & Addresses for BOP Offices/Facilities
Mid-Atlantic Region Regional Counsel’s Office
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118 institutions
Total Federal Inmate Population: 211,150
Sentenced Inmate Population: 198,643
Average Inmate Age: 40
BOP Quick Facts(As of October 1, 2013)
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Inmate Breakdown by Security Level:
High Security: 11%Medium Security: 29%Low Security: 40%Minimum Security: 17%Unclassified or Pending: 3%
BOP Quick Facts(As of October 1, 2013)
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Inmate Breakdown by Sentence Imposed:Death: 57 (<.01%)Life Imprisonment: 6,133 (3%)More Than 20 Years: 20,089 (10%)15-20 Years: 18,874 (9%)10-15 Years: 40,818 (20%)5-10 Years: 57,689 (29%)3-5 Years: 28,459 (14%)1-3 Years: 23,751 (12%)Less Than 1 Year: 4,973 (3%)
BOP Quick Facts(As of October 1, 2013)
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18 U.S.C. §§ 4241 et seq.
Mental Health/Competency Evaluations
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Determination of mental competency to stand trial
Section 4241
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Determination of the existence of insanityat the time of the offense
Section 4242
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• Outpatient evaluations• If detained – BOP has specially trained forensic
psychologists• On bond – community evaluation
• 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(e) – services other than counsel
• DOJ FEW (fees and expenses for witnesses) funds
Considerations
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• motion/draft order language:• Psychiatric or psychological examination• “appropriate facility”
Considerations
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Program Statement 5100.08Inmate Security Designation and Custody
Classification
Initial Designations
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USMS electronically sends designation packet to the BOP’s Designation and Sentence Computation Center (DSCC). The packet includes, at a minimum, the USMS Form 129, J&C, SOR and PSR.
Judicial recommendations in the J&C are a factor considered during the designation process
Initial Designation Process
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Classification is necessary to place each inmate in the most appropriate security level institution that also meets his/her program needs and is consistent with the Bureau’s mission to protect society.
BOP facilities are classified into Minimum, Low, Medium, High, & Administrative facilities based upon the level of security and staff supervision the institution is able to provide.
Initial security designation data is entered based upon information contained within the PSR.
Security Level DeterminationProgram Statement 5100.08, Chapter 4
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Detainers/Pending ChargesPre-Commitment Status (VS = minus 3 points)Judicial RecommendationsViolence HistoryEscape HistoryEducation LevelMonths to ReleaseOffense SeverityCriminal History Score (derived from the Criminal History Points in
final judgment & SOR. If not in either document, BOP uses the points assessed by USPO in PSR.)
Classification Factors
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An inmate’s security point score is used to determine a security level for an inmate (i.e., minimum, low, medium, high, administrative).
DSCC then uses the medical/mental health calculator to establish a care level.
If significant medical or mental health issues are presented, the Office of Medical Designation & Transportation (OMDT) makes the designation.
Classification
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In deciding where to designate an inmate, designators consider the custody classification level and:Inmate’s care levelInmate’s release residence Inmate’s programming needsPopulation levels at appropriate institutionsRecommendations of the sentencing courtCentral Inmate Monitoring (CIM) issuesIncreased security measures to ensure protection of
victims/witnesses and the public
Designation Issues Place of confinement
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Upon completion of the designation, DSCC staff notifies USMS of designation, and arrangements are made for transportation of the inmate to the designated institution.
Most initial designations are made within seven days of receipt of the packet.
Designation
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Judicial Recommendations
BOP makes every effort to comply with judicial recommendations so long as the recommendation does not conflict with BOP policy and/or sound correctional management.
Nationwide, judicial recommendations are followed approximately 70% of the time.
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Program Statement 5880.28 (Post-CCCA)Program Statement 5880.30 (Pre-CCCA)
Program Statement 5880.33 (District of Columbia)
Sentence Computations
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○Sentencing Court Determines:• The length of the prison sentence;• How sentence runs in relation to other sentences, e.g.,
concurrent, consecutive, etc. - 18 U.S.C. § 3584(a)
○BOP Determines:• Date of sentence commencement - 18 U.S.C. § 3585(a)• Prior custody credit - 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b)• Projected good conduct time - 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b)• Projected release date - 18 U.S.C. § 3624(a)• Place of incarceration - 18 U.S.C. § 3621(b)
Sentencing Issues
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1. When does the sentence commence?•18 U.S.C. § 3585(a) - when defendant is received into custody at (or awaiting transport to) “facility at which sentence is to be served.”
2. Prior Custody Credit•Calculated by the BOP (United States v. Wilson, 503 U.S. 329, 112 S.Ct. 1351 (1992))•18 U.S.C. § 3585(b): Credit given for time in “official detention”
• (b)(1) as a result of the current offense; or • (b)(2) any other offense for which defendant was arrested AFTER
commission of current offensewhich has not been credited towards another sentence
Sentence Computations- Basics
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Good Conduct Time (GCT)
18 U.S.C. § 3624(b)
Available only for sentences longer than 1 year.
BOP awards 54 days GCT at end of each year served
Sentence Computation
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Correspondence: 28 C.F.R. § 540.10 et seq. Program Statement 5265.14Limitations (28 C.F.R. § 543.14)
Program Statement 1315.07, Inmate Legal Activities
Attorney-Client Communications
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Visiting:28 C.F.R. §540.40 (general)28 C.F.R. § 543.12, et seq. (attorneys)28 C.F.R. § 551.117 (pretrial inmates)Program Statement 5267.08Program Statement 1315.07, Inmate Legal
Activities
Attorney-Client Communications
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Telephone calls:28 C.F.R. § 540.100 et seq. (general rules)28 C.F.R. § 540.102 (monitoring)28 C.F.R. § 540.103 (attorney calls –
unmonitored)28 C.F.R. § 551.117 (c) (pretrial inmates)Program Statement 5264.08Program Statement 1315.07, Inmate Legal
Activities
Attorney-Client Communications
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Paralegals, clerks and other legal assistants (28 C.F.R. § 543.16):
Same status as attorneys for visiting and correspondenceAttorney must certify:
assistant able to perform roleattorney will superviseacceptance of responsibility for conduct
Attorney-Client Communications
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Program Statement 5380.08Inmate Financial Responsibility Program
Inmate Financial Responsibility Program
(IFRP)
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When an inmate has financial obligations ordered by the Court (assessments, restitution, fines, court costs), his Unit Team will review those obligations and develop a financial plan with the inmate to pay them.
The inmate is responsible for making satisfactory progress in meeting his financial obligations.
Unit staff and the inmate will determine an appropriate minimum amount for IFRP payments.
IFRP Procedures
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In determining the appropriate expectation for payments, the Unit Team and inmate will look at the total funds deposited in the inmate’s trust fund account for the previous six months, minus any amounts paid towards IFRP obligations and excluding $450.00 which is anticipated to be used for the inmate telephone system.
Ordinarily, the minimum payment would be $25.00 per quarter, or 50% of pay for UNICOR workers.
IFRP Procedures
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Participation in the IFRP program is voluntary. However, inmates with active obligations who refuse to make payments as established by their financial plan will be ineligible for certain benefits. For example,The inmate will not be eligible for a non-
medical or non-emergency furlough;The inmate will not receive pay over
maintenance pay;The inmate will not be assigned to outside
work details;The inmate will not be placed in UNICOR; andThe inmate will be quartered in the lowest
housing status.
Effects of Non-Participation
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Total Number of Payable Obligations: 67,086
Total Number of Active IFRP Contracts: 56,047
Total Number of Contracts in Good Standing: 53,823
Total Number of Refusals: 870
Total IFRP Collections in FY 2012: $8,594,822.76
IFRP - By The Numbers(As of October 1, 2013)
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Program Statement 5330.11, Psychology Treatment Programs
Program Statement 5331.02, Early Release Procedures Under 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)
Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program
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Treatment program administered by BOP which can result in an early release of up to one year.
Eligibility to participate:Sufficient time remaining on sentence (ordinarily 24
months)Documentation verifying a pattern of abuse of drugs or
alcohol within the 12 months prior to arrest (can be found in PSR or medical records prior to arrest)
Inmate is able to complete all phases of the program, including community transition treatment
RDAP (PS 5330.11, Chapter 2)
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Non-violent inmates who successfully complete the RDAP may, at the discretion of the Director, be eligible for up to a one-year early release.Must have no prior or current convictions for disqualifying
offenses (see PS 5162.04, Categorization of Offenses)Satisfactory behavior in prison; and Successful completion of all 3 components of RDAP
Inmates with disqualifying convictions but documented substance abuse disorders may still participate in the program, but will not receive an early release benefit.
RDAP Eligibility for Early Release
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§ 550.55(a)(1)(i) - Committed federal offense before 11/1/1987 § 550.55(a)(1)(ii) - Committed D.C. offense before 8/5/2000§ 550.55(b)(1) - ICE Detainee§ 550.55(b)(2) - Pretrial Inmate§ 550.55(b)(3) - Contractual Boarder (e.g., state or military inmates)§ 550.55(b)(7) - Previously received early release under 3621(e) PS 5331.02, § 7(a) - Has a detainer that will prohibit completion of
the community treatment component of the RDAP
28 C.F.R. § 550.55 & Program Statement 5331.02 Other Inmates NOT Eligible for Early Release:
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Program Statement 7310.04Community Corrections Center (CCC) Utilization
and Transfer Procedures
Residential Re-Entry Centers
(aka Halfway Houses)
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○Residential Reentry Centers (RRC)• 18 U.S.C. § 3621(b): “Any order, recommendation, or request by a sentencing
court that a convicted person serve a term of imprisonment in a community corrections facility shall have no binding effect on the authority of the Bureau under this section to determine or change the place of imprisonment of that person.”
• 18 U.S.C. § 3624(c)(1): “The Director of the Bureau shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment spends a portion of the final months of that term (not to exceed 12 months), under conditions that will afford that prisoner a reasonable opportunity to adjust to and prepare for the reentry of that prisoner into the community. Such conditions may include a community correctional facility.”
○Home Confinement (HC) - 18 U.S.C. § 3624(c)(2)• “The authority under this subsection may be used to place a prisoner in home
confinement for the shorter of 10 percent of the term of imprisonment of that prisoner or 6 months.”
Community Confinement
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○Inmate will receive a review for placement in an RRC or home confinement pursuant to the statutory guidelines provided in 18 U.S.C. § 3621(b), including:
○The resources of the facility contemplated;○The nature and circumstances of the offense;○The history and characteristics of the offender;○Any relevant statement by the court that imposed the sentence; and○Any other pertinent policies or considerations.
The average length of an RRC placement is 131 days.
Community Confinement
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Questions?