BOP Program Statement 5200.06 § 3

The following Bureau components are responsible for ensuring consistent establishment of the

programs, services, and resource allocations for necessary accommodations for inmates with

disabilities. This will be done in accordance with all, laws, rules and regulations.

a. Central Office

(1) The Women and Special Populations Branch is the agency’s primary source on

classification, management, and intervention programs and practices for inmates with disabilities

in Bureau custody, and oversees the Disabilities Management Program. A Disabilities Program

Manager position is supervised within the Branch. The Branch is responsible for the following

functions as they relate to inmates with disabilities:

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■ Ensuring the Bureau offers appropriate services to inmates with disabilities.

■ Responding to or requesting responses to inquiries related to disabilities on behalf of Central

Office.

■ Providing guidance and direction to Regional staff and institution leadership on inmates with

disabilities issues.

■ Developing and implementing staff training on inmates with disabilities issues.

■ Building a research-based foundation for the Bureau’s work with inmates with disabilities.

■ Presenting at internal and external conferences/events regarding the agency’s practices for

managing inmates with disabilities.

■ Issuing an annual report on the state of inmates with disabilities in the Bureau.

■ Advising agency leadership on needs of inmates with disabilities.

■ Coordinating with the Office of Research and Evaluation to conduct an annual survey of

inmates with disabilities in the Bureau.

■ Providing national oversight of all pilot programs and initiatives serving inmates with

disabilities, including reviewing programs proposed in other Divisions.

■ Acting as the agency’s primary point of contact on issues affecting inmates with disabilities.

(2) Central Office Branches/Divisions of Correctional Services, Psychology Services,

Education, Correctional Programs, Reentry Affairs, Residential Reentry Management, Health

Services, Social Work, Office of General Counsel, and Trust Fund meet annually with the

Women and Special Populations Branch to discuss inmates with disabilities population needs

and evaluate current services. The National Union will be invited to attend these meetings. Once

a meeting is scheduled, a notification will be sent to all parties of the date and time of the

meeting.

(3) The Disabilities Committee, led by the Women and Special Populations Branch, consists of

staff members from the Health Services, Psychology Services, Correctional Programs, and

Education Branches, and the Office of General Counsel. The Committee will meet as needed to

ensure appropriate coordination of inter-departmental services and to address particularly

complex field issues. The Office of Security Technology is consulted on matters pertaining to

assistive technologies. The Residential Reentry Management Branch and Reentry Affairs

Branch are consulted on matters pertaining to transitional issues.

b. Regional Offices

■ Provide oversight to institutions regarding services and other relevant trends managing

inmates with disabilities.

■ Assign a Collateral Duty as Regional Disabilities Program Manager. This individual meets

quarterly with the Women and Special Populations Branch to discuss staffing, programming,

and access needs.

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c. Institutions

■ Ensure inmates with disabilities have access to appropriate programs and services.

■ Enter tracking information for inmates with disabilities by updating SENTRY and other

databases (e.g., Psychology Data System (PDS) or Bureau Electronic Medical Record

(BEMR)), as appropriate.

■ Provide appropriate reentry resources.

■ Allocate appropriate funds for accommodations or request additional funds, when necessary.

■ Convene a local Disabilities Committee as described in Section 10.